| Show ADVISES quarantine TO CURB MEASLES in view of the fact that measles is reported to have made is appearance among children at moab the following news item from sundays salt lake tribune is timely and the advice it gives could be followed with profit here cooperation of parents with public health officials in combating the epidemic of measles which has swept salt lake during the past four months was asked saturday by dr W A pettit city epidemiologist effective control of the epidemic can only ibe gained by such cooperation he said A total of 2709 cases ot measles and thirteen deaths from that disease have been reported in salt lake since september strict quarantine of all children suspected of having measles was ed vacated as the most effective manner of curbing the epidemic by dr pettit who added that in the majority of cases this quarantine must be exercised by parents since the city cannot quarantine until the presence pie sence of the disease is evident AH children having colds should be isolated from their fellows he said since a cold is one of the first symptoms of and since children just coming down with measles can spread the disease as easily as those who anve the disease in a more advanced state dr pettit also pointed out that measles is a far more serious disease than is usually imagined it has a high morality rate for children less than 2 years of age and in children of school age often results in weakening of the eyes ears feirt and kidneys or in pneumonia may often prove fatal |
