Show health officials move to prevent epidemic early tuesday morning of 0 this week tho the N public health of 0 fidale ficiala of kanab moved swiftly to avert an op of red measles the debease was first brought to the attention of mrs pearl carpenter kane county public health nurse when a little littie first grade student evidently eve dently contracted the disease on oi a visit to california dy by moon tuesday the offices of dr GR G R alken aiken and D dr r john stuck were filled with parents and their children receiving state supplied serum school for the farat graders was after the afternoon session loii for the ton ten day period aud and will be resumed on may wie be third for all the tots not showing any symptom ions a red measles Is 18 a dangerous and very contagious disease li it begins usually with sneezing running at tho the nose mesa eyes look red and watery and tho the light hurts them headache and a 81 at cough it la Is during this early that others are roost most liable catali ca tell the disease the child may appear to have only a cold lin in a day or two the skin be coiles hot the tongue becomes 1 covered by a furry coating and the throat grows very red about the foutuh day red spots begin to appear on the forehead and behind the ears and spread rapid layover the neck ama entire body spots collect in large red blotches blotcher blot ches and usually itch the incubation period Is about ton ten days 18 1 about nine days four days before aind five days after appearance of the rash isolation should be during the period of com brilty can have severe complications remember that your childs future healt hmay Z depend bif on the care he Is M ry alven en 9 luring during an attack of me measles ailes follow you your doctors orders carefully |