14 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, November 3, 1993 Meningitis (continued from page 1) “In this particular case, before ‘they knew that the child was sick, it was almost too late. It's hard to understand,” he said. Fortunately, it's very rare for ‘meningo cocciemia to become an epidemic except in very closed populations such as military barracks, Dr. Landau said. Bacterial meningitis is an in- ‘fection and swelling of the central ‘nervous system which attacks the membranes and fluid around the ‘brain and spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic Family Health Bool. Five different germs can cause spinal meningitis, according to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. Depending on the organism causing it, meningitis can be contagious, spreading through food, close contact or soiled ar- {icles such as babies’ diapers. Symptoms include a very sud- den high fever, intense headache, nausea, vomiting, a stiff neck and occasionally a rash on the body. - Bacterial meningitis can also result from another infection, such as in the ears, sinuses or even an abcessed tooth. Left untreated, it can cause permenent neurological damage resulting in deafness, blindness or mental retardation, and can be fatal. Treatment usually includes oral > > : NANCY HENRY-KLINE Award-winning poet will read, sign her work Award-winning poet Henry-Kline will read her poetry, and sign Into the Limerick Grove and When Butterflies Come at Page-By-Page Bookstore, 69 Main Street, Luzerne, on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. . She is one of 11 contributors to Into the Limerick Grove, an an- thology of limericks published by Zapizdat Publications. One of her poems appears in When Butter- flies Come, the 1993 anthology of the Haiku Society of America. In 1992 Henry-Kline was se- lected to participate in the prestig- ious Writers on Writing Program at Barnard College in New York City. She has also studied with Karen Blomain, J.C. Todd, Thomas Lux, Walt Franklin and Lynn Emanuel. ~ She serves as vice president of the Pennsylvania Poetry Society, and is a member of the advisory board of the Mulberry Poets and Writers Association, Scranton. ' Her poety has also been pub- lished in Prize Poems (PA. Poetry Society, 1993); “Mobius” poetry magazine; “The Pentatette” (news- letter of a Mensa Special Interest Group) and “Reminisce” magazine. ' She is a resident of Larksville. Electrolysis Permanant Hair Removal Maria - 16 Years Experience Call 696-2345 For Free Consultation Privacy Insured Nancy aL PHARMACY am —_— + Computerized | Prescription Service | » Russell Stover Candies « Greeting Cards + PA Lottery Ticket +» Newspapers + Magazines 159 N. Memorial Hwy., Shavertown, PA 675-1191 or intravenous antibiotics. A second Trucksville child di- agnosed with meningitis was in- fected by a different strain of bacteria, Dr. Landau said. The boy, who is now recovering after hospitalization, was ata high risk to begin with because he has no spleen, Dr. Landau said. The latest cases brought back memories of one in late January, when a Lake-Lehman student was diagnosed with bacterial menin- gitis. He was Life-Flighted to the University of Pennsylvania Hos- pital in Philadelphia, where he was successfully treated. “There's a large fear factor with meningitis,” said epidemiologist Dr. Hugh Mainzer of the Pennsyl- vania Department of Health in Harrisburg. “It's like rabies — many people are worried about it but very few actually get it.” “We can't consider two or three cases to be a pocket or outbreak unless we're sure that the same bacterium caused them," he said. Although meningitis cases must be reported to the Pennsyl- vania Department of Health, Dr. Mainzer said that his office hasn't received any evidence of increased cases. “We can only go by what's re- ported to us,” he said. “For ex- ample, if a patient is diagnosed and treated at an out-of town hospital, it can change the statis- tics in the patient's home county.” “We're usually more worried about the highly contagious but preventable childhood diseases like measles, which all children should be vaccinated for,” Dr. Mainzer said. “Basically, the best rule is to take a sick child to a doctor as soon as possible and keep him home to prevent expos- ing others to the illness.” “Although we certainly don't want to see any deaths, these cases aren't any different from any other year,” Dr. Landau said. “There is no epidemic. Parents shouldn't assume that just be- cause their child has a runny nose, that it's meningitis.” Basic hygiene can go a long way in preventing the spread of any childhood illness, Dr. Landau said. If your child is sick, keep hint home. Wash your hands and your child's hands frequently and well. Dr. Landau advised parents to watch children for a fever lasting several days which isn't getting any better, sudden high fever, bad headaches, dizziness, lethargy, a cold with vomiting, or the child obviously not himself, even when not feeling well. “Don’t change your thinking on when it's appropriate to call your family doctor,” he said. UG files for 6.7% hike in electric rates Dec. 1 UGI Utilities, Inc., Electric Util- ity Divison announces that it has filed today with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) for an annual increase of $4.2 million in base rates, which would result in a 6.7% increase in an- nual revenues. If approved by the PUC, the proposed increase would become effective December 1, 1993. In 1992, the PUC granted UGI a rate increase which raised resi- dential customer bills 3.02% ef- fectiveJanuary 1,1993. Thatbase rate increase was the first for UGI since 1982. Mark R. Dingman, vice presi- dentand general manager of UGI's Electric Utility Division, said, “The continued rise in the cost of pro- viding safe and reliable electric service, coupled with investments in modern equipment and facili- ties, have forced UGI to seek this modest increase.” If approved by the PUC, the average monthly bill for a typical residential customer using 500 kilowatt-hours of electricity would increase from $44.86 to $46.90 per month, or approximately 7 cents a day. UGI provides electric service to approximately 60,000 customers in portions of Luzerne and Wyo- ming counties. The Dallas Post More news of the Back Mountain than any other source EVENINGS BY CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES APPOINTMENT 651 WYOMING AVE. 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Seeks person to serve on Civil Service Commission The Kingston Township Board of Supervisors has announced that a vacancy exists on the Township Civil Service Commis- sion. The Civil Service Commis- sion, which consists of three members appointed by the Board of Supervisors, is charged with testing, interviewing, and rank- ing candidates for police officer positions with the Kingston Town- ship Police Department. Interested Township residents should send a letter to the King- ston Township Board of Supervi- sors at the Kingston Township Municipal Building, 11 Carverton Road, Trucksville, PA 18708. Interested residents are asked to have the letters in by November 5, 1998. Questions about the vacancy should be directed to Township Manager Jeffrey Box at 696-3809. Trash price —— (continued from page 1) designed to help families on fixed incomes who have trouble paying their trash bills. For one person, the new in- come level has increased $1,849, to $10,456, with $2,460 added for every additional person in the household. Families whose incomes fall within these guidelines and whose applications have been approved by DAMA, will have a 30 percent reduction in their yearly garbage fee. The $37.33 discount will be. split by DAMA, the hauler and the resident's municipality. “We have thoroughly checked Wayne-Pike's references and have followed their trucks making their rounds to watch them working, but we can only make recommen- dations,” Bagley said. “We're only the agent. It's up to the munici- palities to make the final deci- sion.” End tax (continued from page 1) $1,650 for scramblers for the police radios, $50,000 for road resurlacing and donations of $4,500 for equipment and $2,000 for fuel to Shavertown and Trucksville fire companies and the Kingston Township ambulance. 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