Show STATE HEALTH BOARD WARNS two cases of typhoid fever f ever and three cases case r of rocky mountain spotted fever were reported to the utah state board of health for the week ending may 19 as against one case of rock mountain spotted fever and no cas cases es of typhoid fever in the previous pravio us week t the he cor end and no cases of either for desponding week last year these are communicable diseases according to dr J L jones state health commissioner which chic ri are definitely preventable dr jones said that while there is no immediate danger of eaid epidemics of typhoid or rocky bounin in spotted fever at this time people should be extremely cautious to guard against these diseases in all cases of possible exposure people who are going on vacation or business trips into the mou mountains stains or communities where sources s 0 u r c e s of water supplies are not definitely known to be sate safe and where there is possible exposure to tick bites should protect themselves against these diseases by inoculation your family physician dr jones says is the best person to advise you in this matter other important diseases from a standpoint of new cases reported are mumps measles whooping cough chickenpox chicken pox and a n d scarlet fever there were new cases of mumps new cases of measles 72 of whooping cough 61 of chickenpox chicken pox and 29 of scarlet fever one case of tularemia was reported from carbon coun county ty this is the time of year dr jones says when tularemia is most likely to occur this disease is generally contracted from infected rabbits and the great danger is in handling and preparing the meat for cooking rather than eating it because cooking usually kills the organism people preparing wild labbit meat therefore fore should be extremely careful five cases of tularemia were reported in the corresponding week last year |