Six-year-old children attend the dispensary for the second vaccination that protects them against the TB bacillus

Six-year-old children attend the dispensary for the second vaccination that protects them against the TB bacillus

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Almasy, Paul, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nurses
Child
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
A line of children await their turns as a nurse vaccinates a young boy. Verso: WHO/16652. EURO. Tuberculosis. Romania. To what extent has tuberculosis been controlled? There are still 15 to 20 million infectious cases throughout the world, over three-quarters of them in dveloping countries. One to two millions tuberculosis sufferers will die during the year and be replaced by newly infected cases. A further one to two million wiil be cured over the same period. This disease, cause of so much death and suffering, is being fought with new weapons. The main weapon is BCG Vaccine and the second line of attack against tuberculosis is the detection and treatment of cases.
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437273 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A014051
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437273