When a Fly Wipes his Feet on Your Food
...he’s spreading disease!
War Department, U.S. Government Printing Office, United States, 1944. Photomechanical print: color; 36 x 51 cm. Artist: Vernon Grant (1902–1990).
During the war, anti-fly health campaigns linked the insects to outbreaks of dysentery and other infectious diseases. The caption below reads: “Never give a germ a break.”
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