Show influenza shows increase in county A considerable number of influenza cases have occurred in ili pluto plute county and particularly in ili marys vale according to recent reports by dr K L jenkins to the state board of health during the past week 25 new cases have been reported for marysvale Marys vale alone and with the old cases combined with the new ones we have quite a large number of flu eases cases at the present time the outbreak lias has reached epidemic proportions and according to dr A A jenkins of the state board bo a rd of health tile the infection Is quite likely to continue spreading unless the utmost precautions are taken the disease so far has attacked all age groups from adults to young children it I 1 Is extremely important that those infected remain isolated and that young children and infants be prevented from coming in contact with those having this disease or any other illness at the time of hie elie first indication of illness the patient should go to bed abed and remain there until entirely well overcrowding I 1 in homos home find and public places should be avoided so far as possible because this disease Is usually passed directly from one person to another through discharges from the nose and mouth and by means of articles cies soiled by the above named discharges the use of common towels glasses and eating should be avoided schools should remain open during an outbreak according to the con census of opinion of experts providing the children are inspected daily and watched clo closely sels for the fir first rt indication of illness your school officials official have been abeen very diligent in a seeing that this work is carried out property properly find and deserve high commendation for their fine cooperation in ili this regard the responsibility for or keeping sick school children nt at home rests rest with the parents because they are in ili a position to note ray my deviation from the normal prior to the time the child leaves tor for sendol parents should consider it IL the r tia to huep children that ire u vot it well at acine so as to the health of ehor own achl drin dri n as aa well as the health of other school children your county public health nurse will ibe be glad to instruct till all families concerning quarantine lile and isolation regulations and will demonstrate to some responsible member of the family how to carry caria out the nursing techniques which art are of greatest importance to the welfare of the patient and the protection of the health of the public |