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防治疟疾 保护劳动力 (Prevent and Treat Malaria to Protect Labor), 1963

防治疟疾 护劳动(Prevent and Treat Malaria to Protect Labor), Chengdu City Red Cross and Chengdu Heath Propaganda and Education Institute, printed by Sichuan People's Printing Factory, 1963

This poster explains regional names of malaria and how mosquitoes spread malaria, its symptoms, and the harm it causes to health and labor which are two crucial pillars for a healthy and productive society. The images show methods of prevention such as barefoot doctors bringing medicine to the fields, people using bed nets, burning 666 incense and herbs to drive away mosquitoes, spraying insecticide, filling in ditches, and raising fish to eat the mosquito larvae.


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