"Your Stay Here is TEMPORARY, Syphilis and Gonorrhea are Permanent!"

1942-44 Your Stay Here is Temporary.jpg

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"Your Stay Here is TEMPORARY, Syphilis and Gonorrhea are Permanent!"

Description

This poster warns soldiers stationed in Asia to avoid VD through abstinence or prophylaxis use.

"Abstinence is the safest measure! Otherwise: 1. Use a contraceptive (rubber) plus 2. Immedicate prophylaxis treatment (know the locations of 'pro' stations)"

Source

National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.

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Shyam Offset Ltd., Karachi, [India], “"Your Stay Here is TEMPORARY, Syphilis and Gonorrhea are Permanent!",” Venereal Disease Visual History Archive, accessed December 7, 2024, https://vdarchive.newmedialab.cuny.edu/items/show/268.

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