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Show HEALTH WORKERS USE HOW lil CAMP Misses Ruth Ward ancf Esta Ensign cf the state beard cf the Utah public health association arrived in Bingham Bing-ham Tuesday to assist In the work of preventing the advent of Spanish Influenza In-fluenza in the camp and to advise and assist in the control of the disease in case it should make its appearance here. They have visited all sections of the camp and have found no symptoms symp-toms of the disease. Miss Ward in speaking of the disease said: "Spanish influenza is the name given giv-en to a virulent type of la grippe or influenza, which commonly shows Itself It-self in communities during the fall of the year, and is not a new disease. The epidemic first began In the spring of this year in Spain, hence its name, Spanish Influenza. It Is a germ disease, dis-ease, highly contagious, from which there is little Immunity. The incubation incuba-tion period I 48 hours, and the most contagious time is at the outbreak of the disease, hence the danger of contact con-tact in the theaters, schools and all public gatherings "It spread rapidly through the East, claiming many thousands of victims In Boston in lese than two weeks. In Salt Lake we already have sixty-three cases reported, and the epidemic is almost inevitable. The danger lies not so much In itself as in the complications com-plications which follow. Therefore the need of Immediate and proper medical care." Health conditions in Jllngham are very good and extraordinary precaution precau-tion Is now being taken in order to be able to combat the disease should it make its .appearance here. |