Lyme disease: a tick-borne illness that can affect the whole family

Lyme disease: a tick-borne illness that can affect the whole family

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency.
Publication:
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. : U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency, [1992]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Lyme Disease
Ixodes -- pathogenicity
Tick Control
Genre(s):
Poster
Abstract:
Multicolor poster. Dominant visual image is an illustration of a soldier with a gun, an adult woman, and a girl with her eyes closed (blind?) and her dog, all behind some dense grass. A close-up of a tick and the title text are superimposed on the bottom of illustration. Lower portion of poster features lengthy text explaining the ecology, symptoms, and prevention of Lyme disease. Illustrations of a field mouse and a tick on the same twig, a man with a rash on his arm and a man walking with a cane, and soldiers spraying pesticides and applying DEET accompany the text. Illustrations of ticks and how to remove them also appear. Publisher and series 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) : 87 x 62 cm.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101450666 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A032145
OCLC no.:
257315983
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101450666