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Show People Cautioned Against Dangers ; of Spotted Fever One case of Rocky Mountain ! spotted fever, the first to be reported re-ported to the Utah State Board ot health during 193S, was the notable not-able feature of the weekly communicable com-municable disease report by Dr. William M. McKay, director of the division of communicable disease control. "Due to the mild winter," said Dr. McKay, "wood ticks which are responsible for transmitting Rocky . Mountain spotted fever have made their appearance earlier than usual, and we recommend that everyone who is going out into the known tick-infested areas be inoculated in-oculated against this disease". Dr. McKay pointed out that cases were retorted last year from prac tically every section of the state, showing that the disease is prevalent pre-valent in most parts of Utah. The vaccine used for the prevention pre-vention of Rocky Mountain spotted fever furnishes a very definite protection, according to Dr. McKay, Mc-Kay, but is effective for one year only. It is furnishel all physicians free of charge, and may be obtained obtain-ed from the state board of health by physicians of Salt Lake City and immediate vicinity. It js recommended by the United States public health service that physicians physi-cians of outlying districts secure vaccine direct from the Rocky Mountain laboratory at Hamilton, Montana. Other diseases reported to the state board of health for the week reached a total of 872 cases, with increases in measles, scarlet fever and whooping cough; while influenza, in-fluenza, chiclenpox, mumps and german measles showed slight decreases. de-creases. No diptheria was re ported. Beaver, Grand, Morgan, Piute, Rich and Wasatch counties reported re-ported no diseases for the week. |