Sudanese washing their feet in canal water. A correlation has been detected between the incidence of urinary bladder cancers and schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) infection - caused by a water-borne parasite- in some river valley areas

Sudanese washing their feet in canal water. A correlation has been detected between the incidence of urinary bladder cancers and schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) infection - caused by a water-borne parasite- in some river valley areas

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Schwab, Eric, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
Several men are sitting on the edge of a canal washing their feet; a plain stretches to the horizon behind them. Verso: WHO/9419. EMRO. Cancer. SM 11-75.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437218 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A014026
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437218