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Retro-Style Disease Posters Turn Doctors Into Superheros

Retro-Style Disease Posters Turn Doctors Into Superheros

And why not?Doctors are, after all, on the front lines of a pitched battle against an invisible enemy most of us are powerless to stop.Without them, our teeth would be falling out and we'd be losing limbs over minor scrapes.We're so accustomed to the wonders of modern medicine we take for granted how wondrous it really is.


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Retro Disease Fighting Posters Make Public Health Cool Again

Retro Disease Fighting Posters Make Public Health Cool Again

While Zika virus dominates the headlines, the Center for Infectious Disease Research's jazzy new poster series is here to remind us that "old news infectious diseases" ― HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and sleeping sickness ― still claim millions of lives each year.While malaria was eliminated in the United States in the early 1950s, it's still a pressing public health concern worldwide.In fact, according to the World Health Organization, about 3.2 billion people ― almost half of the world's population ― are at risk for malaria.Enter this Human vs. Pathogen poster series, which pays homage to "World War-era" public health propaganda posters, classic movie posters and comic books, and serves as an important reminder that our battle against infectious diseases should extend beyond our country's borders.


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Retro-Style Disease Posters Turn Doctors Into Superheros

Retro-Style Disease Posters Turn Doctors Into Superheros

All Images: CIDResearchAnd why not?Doctors are, after all, on the front lines of a pitched battle against an invisible enemy most of us are powerless to stop.Without them, our teeth would be falling out and we'd be losing limbs over minor scrapes.We're so accustomed to the wonders of modern medicine we take for granted how wondrous it really is.