Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
Rx for flu or chicken pox kindness.
Contributor (Organization):
United States. Food and Drug Administration.
Subject (Genre):
Posters
Subject (MeSH Term):
Influenza, Human therapy
Subject (MeSH Term):
Chickenpox therapy
Subject (MeSH Term):
Aspirin adverse effects
Subject (MeSH Term):
Reye Syndrome prevention & control
Publication Information:
Rockville, Md. : Food and Drug Administration, [1986]
Publication Country:
United States
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
A026017
Physical Description:
1 photomechanical print (poster) : b&w ; 56 x 44 cm.
Image Description:
Black and white poster. Visual image dominates upper portion of poster. Image is a reproduction of a b&w photo of a young woman propped up on a couch, reading a book. A box of tissues and a glass of water sit nearby and the woman is wrapped in a quilt. Title and caption below image. Publisher information at bottom of poster.
Note (General):
Picture caption: Be good to yourself when you've got the flu or chicken pox ... For children--including teenagers--medicatio ns such as aspirin and aspirin-containing products may not be a good idea. A rare but dangerous condition called Reye syndrome may develop in young people just when they appear to be recovering ....
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
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Call Number:
PP046181 map
Record UI:
101438563

Rx for flu or chicken pox kindness.

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