Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
Maybe you had chiggers back home but none like these this chigger carries scrub typhus fever.
Contributor (Organization):
United States. War Dept.
Contributor (Organization):
United States. Government Printing Office.
Subject (Genre):
Posters
Subject (MeSH Term):
Scrub Typhus prevention & control
Subject (MeSH Term):
Scrub Typhus transmission
Subject (MeSH Term):
Trombiculidae pathogenicity
Subject (MeSH Term):
Environmental Exposure prevention & control
Publication Information:
[Washington, D.C. : War Dept.] : 1945.
Publication Country:
United States
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
A025972
Physical Description:
1 photomechanical print (poster) : col. ; 47 x 33 cm.
Image Description:
Predominantly yellow poster with black and dark orange lettering. Initial title phrase at top of poster. Visual image in upper portion of poster is an illustration of a chigger or mite. Caption appears on left side of poster near illustration. Remaining title words below illustration. A four-panel series of illustrations near the bottom of the poster shows some steps to take to avoid scrub typhus. Steps include finding dry ground for camp, clearing and burning the area, avoiding contact with decaying logs and plants, and wearing impregnated clothing. Publisher information at bottom of poster.
Note (General):
Picture caption: This drawing is enlarged many times. Actually 5 of these chiggers can run around the head of a pin.
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
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Call Number:
PP046211 map
Record UI:
101438593

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