Not a divine curse, not by birth: leprosy is caused only by germs

Not a divine curse, not by birth: leprosy is caused only by germs

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Alternate Title(s):
Leprosy is caused only by germs
Contributor(s):
Christian Medical College (Vellore, India). Hospital. Audio Visual Unit.
Publication:
[Vellore, India : Audio Visual Unit, C.M.C. Hospital, 19--]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Leprosy -- etiology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Mycobacterium leprae -- pathogenicity
Genre(s):
Poster
Abstract:
Predominantly yellow poster with black lettering. Title dispersed throughout poster. Visual images are illustrations of religious buildings, a mother breastfeeding her baby, and a man in a lab coat looking into a microscope. A circle filled with small, red rods appears just above the microscope, suggestive of the germs the man may be seeing.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Extent:
1 photomechanical print (poster) : 76 x 51 cm.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101447961 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A027856
OCLC no.:
240981688
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101447961