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Show Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Cases Reported According to figures recently released re-leased by the Utah State Board of Health there were 15 cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in this state in 1940. The number of cases was somewhat higher during the two preceding years, there being nineteen in 193S and 24 in 1939. During the past 25 years we have had an average of over 12 cases per year. ' Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is most commonly contracted through the bite of a wood tick and of course is most prevalent during the spring and early summer sum-mer months which corresponds with the wood tick season. Fortunately a number of serious diseases may be prevented by means of vaccination or immunization, immuniz-ation, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Spot-ted Fever falls in tills group. Any person who runs the risk of being exposed to wood ticks, and particularly those who spend considerable time on the mountains moun-tains should avail themselves of this protection. Your family physician phys-ician will always be glad to dis- ! euss this means of protection with 1 vou and he is the person best ; qualified to advise you concern-I concern-I ing the need of Rocky Mountain 'Spotted Fever immunization. |