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Show COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MEASLES At the present time this disease dis-ease is prevalent in Salt Lake City and in some sections of the Jordan School District and we urge every parent to do his part to prevent the spread of this disease. WHY? Because measles is a serious disease, and not a simple thing to trifle with. During the year 1900 measles caused 12,866 deaths in the United States, besides be-sides leaving many with eye, ear lung and heart complications that they will suffer with the remainder re-mainder of their lives. Again it is a well known fact that this disease is debilitating and that the patients resistance is lowered more than in many diseases ordinarily considered more severe. This lowered resistance re-sistance makes the individual more susceptible to complica- tions and serious results, and cannot help but injure, in some particular everyone contracting the disease. How can the parent help? Know these facts about the disease. First: Measles can be communicated com-municated to others before the rash appears. Second : The first signs of the disease are the symptoms of an ordinary "cold in the head" sneezing, redness of the eyes, running of the nose, cough and slight fever. When these symptoms are noticed no-ticed the child should be kept at home and isolated; that is, put in a bed by himself and other children in the family kept from him. Measles are contagious from the very beginning of the disease, dis-ease, during the three or four day period before the rash appears; ap-pears; that is, during the period of symptoms of a "cold in the head." When measles is prevalnt every child with the beginning symptoms, especially coughing, should be regarded with suspicion. suspic-ion. It is better to keep one child at home and isolated for three or four days than to take othei chances. In this way you protect youi own family, neighbors, relatives (Continued on I'age Four) we can prevent the spread pit, this disease. Samuel G. Pjtal,' M. D. COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH Continued from Page One and the community. Keepiig a child home and isolated iso-lated means keeping him away from all other children. It does not mean keeping him from school, then taking him over to a neighbor or relative to visit, or letting him go to Sunday Sun-day School, or picture shows, Neither does it mean letting neighbors or relatives visit him. Measles is a serious disease and exposure to it and exposing others to it must be avoided. It is a dangerous and wrong view often expressed, that the child might as well have measles and be over with it. Pvealize the fact that measles kills more of our young children than any other disease, except possibly whooping cough. No matter how careful and watchful the teacher is. No mat ter how hard the nurse works. No matter how prompt or how vigorous the quarantie is, this disease cannot be controlled at all without the sincere cooperation coopera-tion of the parents. Remember that it is somebody's some-body's lack of knowledge, carelessness, care-lessness, or indifference that is responsible for every case of con tagious disease. We know that with the earnest ear-nest cooperation of the parents |
