FIGHTING CONTAGION
Methods for Preventing Disease
A) Malaria Protection Poster - U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
B) Sari - courtesy of Dr. Rita Colwell
C) Medical field kit with drugs - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
D) Water purification kits used by Vietnamese soldiers, 1960s - National Museum of Health & Human Services / Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C.
E) Iodine pills, as issued by the Japanese during World War II - National Museum of Health & Human Services / Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C.
F) Water filter used in the field
G) Child's drawing of soldiers in masks during Desert Storm offensive, c. 1991 - Ray Zilinskas, Monterrey Center for Non-Proliferation Studies
AIDS Poster: © 1988 Created by McAdvertising / Photography by Jerry Seidl for the AIDS Administration, MD Dept. of Health and Mental Hygine
A) Pelton sterilizer and instruments - National Museum of Health & Medicine / Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C.
B) Latex gloves
C) Early Proctor & Gamble soaps (3 wrappers), circa 1910 - The Proctor & Gamble Co.
D) Shrink-wrapped surgical clothing - National Museum of Health & Medicine / Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C.
E) Button - "Stop - Washing Hands Saves Lives" - National Museum of Health & Medicine / Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C.
F) Surgical mask - National Museum of Health & Medicine / Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C.
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