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Show MAY HAVE MIALLPOX (FItANK W. LEOLEHE.) (Utah Public Health Association.) It Is not oasy to understand tho opposition of many poopio to vaccination vaccin-ation ngalnst smallpox. The history of smallpox should convince nny reasonable rea-sonable person that vaccination Is n ' practically certain protection ngalnst1 that loathsome dlsonso. Within tho' memory of porsons living today, smallpox was a terrible scourago. It was moro common than measlos and much moro fatal. Today pock marks aro rarely scon In this country ox-copt ox-copt among Immigrants from the backward countrlos whero' vaccina tion is not generally practiced. WM Scattered cases of smallpox occur Bl in this country from tlmo to tlmo and BJ occasionally a small outbreak Is ro- MJ ported. In almost orery caso It Is IB found that tho victim has never been IH vaccinated 'or that tho vaccination t'l was many years old or did not "tako" 9 properly. In Juno of this yoar twon- B ty-throe cases wero reported ln varl- . fl ous parts of California. Nineteen of 4 ifl tho victims had never boon success- it F fully vaccinated and of tho remain- y, 1 lng four, tho history of vaccination M M was not known. When smallpox does " jiE occur In a vaccinated person, it is " C usually very mild and almost novcr fatal. M Tho prejudice ngalnst vaccination M Is fiartly duo to tho fear of serious W complications. Such cases are ex- fl tromoly rare and duo always to caro- fl lessness and neglect to protect tho vaccination against other Infections. Ifl Tho United States authorities havo 19 vaccinated moro than three and ono- HI half million persons in tho Philip- Ifl plno Islands without a single doath ftflj or any serious effects. jjfl Why expose yourself and others 11 to this most loathsome dlsoaso whon Km protection ngalnst It Is simple, safe ufl and suro? ffl |
