Title:

Prevent Disease: Careless Spitting, Coughing, Sneezing, Spread Influenza and Tuberculosis

Creator:

Rensselaer County Tuberculosis Association

Date:

[ca. 1925]

Description:

The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis was formed in 1904 to unify and expand the country's regional anti-tuberculosis programs. Inspired by the identification of the tuberculosis bacteria in sputum, its mission included an aggressive campaign against public spitting. The amazing discovery that bacteria could survive in spit for an entire day even convinced many women to stop wearing their long, trailing dresses into town for fear they might pick up sputum and drag it into their homes. This poster from the Rensselaer County Tuberculosis Association in Troy, NY expresses faith in the ability to prevent disease by educating the public about transmission. Countering the stigma associating disease with poverty or filth, this illustration features a finely dressed, well-groomed young man demonstrating the proper alternative to "careless spitting, coughing, and sneezing.". NOTE: Slide of original poster image is slightly blurry.

Publisher:

Rensselaer County Tuberculosis Association

Original Repository:

The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection

Rights:

Reprinted with permission. Copyright 2003 American Lung Association. For more information on how you can support to fight lung disease, the third leading cause of death in the U.S., please contact the American Lung Association. and http://www.lungusa.org/

Genre:

Posters
Slides (photographs)

Subject:

Tuberculosis and Public Health

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection. 11611. Free Text. This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).. URL. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/ihm/. IHM Order Number. A30889

Legacy ID:

VCBBBH

NLM ID:

101584655X5

Profiles Collection:

Visual Culture and Health Posters

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X5

Story Section:

Infectious Disease