Show state health official issues hints on prevention of tick fever uy by vm 31 mckay collaborating epidemiologist cases af pf of irocky mountain n I 1 a I 1 n spotted fever wore to the th eUtah utah state board of health during the year 1037 four of the pat patients died those cases were re ported from widely scattered areas throughout the state including iron juab baue rich salt lake san pete uintah utah end weber couitt les s tho the average areia ge for tho the state during the past i ten e n years has baa ban eight cases with three deaths deatha while tho the principal stronghold lot lof spotted fever Is in tile rocky mountain aroa area cases ohavo also occurred in somo some of the castoril ca steril states particularly along tho atlantic coast the 10 Is transmitted to man inan by the bite of infected ticks the two principal species responsible for tho the spread of tho the disease are aio tho the antar ander anderson sou or wood tick of tile tho mountain arya area and tile tho Derina centor variell 18 or dog tick ot of the east fortunately not many ticks are aio infested with spotted fever but the disease Is so serious lit in man that cery precaution should bo be talen taken to llo guard guara against a tick bite tile tho tick season begins in ia april and extends through slay may june july and part pait of august when they first appear are aie unfed mill and they attach themselves them Nelves to tall grass bushes sagebrush etc so that they can drop arop on oil some gomo passing alli lual or mau man nud and fall upon blood the tick does doca not attach itself at once but usually crawls for awhile finally embedding itself in ia somo same hairy place such as the back of tile tho head bead or arm pits for this reason it la Is a safe practice when out lit in tick infester areas to to ones cues el lothing and body it at least twice dally daily and remove tho the before they become attached to tho the shin possible camp sites should be amsen lit in open spaces away from tall grass 1 uslie cushca s and sage preferably la in staid standing timber where there Is little underbrush der brush proximity to trails and 0 old ia roads should bo be abided tho the wearing of high top shoes leg leggins glus putters puttees put tees toes or the wearing of the docks blocks outside the logs la is advisable occasionally passing tho the land hand over ones neck to feel for ticks IJ 13 a good habit to acquire aion U llon retiring at night the clothing should lie be checked over carefully ands and a careful search made of the entire body for the pr alst ic e of 0 f ticks t lc ks ticks may bo be removed with the fingers by a steady straight pull us its it a twisting la Is apt api to detach tile head A better plan la Is to remove remote them with small forceps or tweezers with these tile the tick may bo be seized by boy the head close to tho the ekla and easily rem removed ovea if the head bond remains embedded it Is advisable lk to use razor blade or a sharp kince which has been ban sterl sterilized lize d and cut away sufficient skin skill to remove it care should be exer exercised cisca against crushing tho the tick on the skin as the contents of a an infected tick are very cry dangerous after affer handl lug ticks tho the hands should be washed thoroughly with soap and water it la Is advisable for those going into areas known to be infested with diseased cased ficks III td be vaccinated vaccina ted two or three inoculations with the vaccine gives a protection us bally sufficient to last just through one tick sc season aston but the immunity la f not permanent and should be repeated each year yc nr vaccine will le be furnished free fred of charge to all physicians I 1 in salt lake city ana and vicinity by the utah state beara boara of health physicians in other parts of the state should q secure vaccine from the public health laboratory at hamilton montana occasionally persons who haye have been inoculated develop spotted fever but the symptoms are very light and recovery more rapid than without the |