Maybe you had chiggers back home but none like these: this chigger carries scrub typhus fever

Maybe you had chiggers back home but none like these: this chigger carries scrub typhus fever

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
United States. Government Printing Office.
United States. War Department
Publication:
[Washington, D.C. : War Dept.] : U.S. G.P.O., 1945
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Scrub Typhus -- prevention & control
Environmental Exposure -- prevention & control
Scrub Typhus -- transmission
Trombiculidae -- pathogenicity
Genre(s):
Poster
Abstract:
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.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 photomechanical print (poster) : 47 x 33 cm.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101438593 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A025972
OCLC no.:
232340007
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101438593