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--- <br /> . • <br /> - • <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> ... <br /> ROCKY MCONTADI SPOTTED FEVER AWARENESS DAY <br /> April 13, 1985 <br /> We, the members of the Happy Hearts 4-H Club, do • <br /> hereby request that the Orange County Commissioners pass the • <br /> following proclamation declaring April 13, 1985 as Rocky <br /> Mountain Spotted Fever Awareness Day in Orange County. <br /> WHEREAS, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is a serious <br /> disease caused by the bite of an infected tick and the <br /> incidence of this disease is increasing in our area; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Children, pet owners and people who are <br /> out-of-doors are more susceptible to the disease; and, <br /> • WHEREAS, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever can be fatal <br /> if prompt treatment is delayed and symptoms of the disease <br /> (fever, chills, headache and rash) can be mistaken for flu or <br /> other viral diseases. <br /> ADOPTED, THIS THE 19th DAY OF MARCH, 1985. <br /> VX149-t-/ <br /> Don Willhoit, Chair <br /> Board of County Commissioners <br /> Nv"Ik ' <br /> o'VIMA,. 41: <br /> :.4.T/ WI'.••=. 4--,e...; ,A. <br /> it <br /> klt4'4 1'r 1` <br /> .1A)1.;:"i::j.•'tct:.p le'.0:4,;f 1:7t <br /> rpf4i,rg-f If <br />