Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-04-15
MEASLES PREVALENT IN IDAHO
Netw Rules Of Quarantine Must 30
Observed Throughout State.

The person who knows, looks upo
measles with fear In his heart, an
we'll he may.
Persons who don't know, and thel
name Is legion, go laundering on
their careless, unthinking, indifferen
way and daily our children are pay
ing the price in precious lives.
To the health officer alive to th'
facts and awake to his responsible
ties there Is nothing more perplex
ing and little that appears to bt
more In need OF correction than the
present day almost universal fndiffer'
ence to measles.
AS q destroyer of child life meas-
les holds a position very close TO
the top of the list. In Idaho in 1918
upwards OF ten times as many little
graves were dug on account OF this
disease, as We're dug on account OF
that terribly dreaded disease. small
pox, and smallpox was quite preya-
lent throughout the State, too, some
SS4 cases being reported. 1t Is very
doubtful whether these reported
deaths represent even a small per-
centage OF those actually due to
measles as many of these deaths are
esputed to be due to Ineumonia.
In Idaho at the present time
there are thousands Of cases OF mons
les and numbers of deaths are oc-
curing.
The widespread prevalen, e ct the
disease Is In largest measure due to
improper handling of the cases. 10
the loossness OF quarantine, and is
h direct proportion to the ignorance
indifference or law
,sssness OF parents and attendants
Measles Is wholly unnec essary
disease and no one should have it.
10 wilfully expose child to it 10
nothing short OF criminal and to per-
nit child to go about spreading the
Infection among other children is, in
led. quite as serious an o61ense.
The suppression OF measks is
natter OF strict isolation OF the in I
eckfon bearer.
The State Board OF Health, beltev-
ng that the time has arrived to :
lamp down the lid on measles. has
,c.oopf1x- accumulated ord ,~rop,,,1potah I
'ules Of quarantine for measles which
must be observed throughout the
'tate of Idaho. {
The new state rules governing j
measles, briefly stated, are as follow
/. All cases of measles must be
reported to the local
ealth authorities.
Q. The front and rear en- RANGES
4 the premises must be placarded
nth a red warning card. !
8. The patient must be isolated
or at least IA days after the begin ]
ling of the disease, or until all in- !
ectious discharges have ceased. Visi-
ors are prohibited. Susceptible chill
rem of the family must be confined
0 the freedom of an enclosed yard
q which they do not come In con-
act with other children.
4. The patient must be excluded &
rom the schools and places of public
altering for at least three weeks
rom the onset OF the disease. Sus-
eptible children of the family must
. excluded for at least Is days
rom date Of last exposure. I
s. The sale of milk and food stuiff
rom infected premises Is prohibited.
8. Before ISOLATION is raised the
atient must be given a disinfecting
Ath and complete change OF cloth
IL must he made.
z. Public funerals are prohibited.
tovever, adults and non-susceptible
hildren may follow the remains to
10 grave provided they do not en-
sr the carriages occupied by persons
no have been in the infected build