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痢疾 (Diarrhea), 1951

痢疾 (Diarrhea), Health Educational Equipment Manufacturing Institute of the Central Ministry of Health, 1951

To know how to prevent ailments like diarrhea, Chinese citizens needed to understand its basic pathology. This poster shows a male farmer squatting over a latrine trench, and in two circles show the shape of amebae and bacteria that cause diarrhea.


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Poster with a main image of a man defecating and vomiting outside, smaller line drawing in a circle shows a bacteria, and text below.

This three-poster series produced by the Central Ministry of Health in 1951 feature images of people suffering with diseases like diarrhea, cholera, and typhoid fever. Explore the other posters below.


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