Joseph Needham : Rats, Jumping Fleas and Plague

Joseph Needham

<p style='text-align: justify;'><p>Summary: The poster consists of 3 panels with multiple frames. The left hand panel, with 4 frames, is headed ‘Various frequently encountered rats that transmit plague’ 幾種常見的傳染鼠疫的老鼠. It depicts three types of common rats that can spread plague, and introduces how they spread plague and the main types of plague (bubonic 腺鼠疫 and pulmonary 肺鼠疫). The centre panel, with 6 frames, is headed ‘How to prevent Plague from spreading 怎樣防止鼠疫傳染’. It includes advice, such as preventing rats getting at garbage and food, crawling into grain hoards, elevating hay stacks, filing holes in walls, and making sure that furniture in the home is not too tight against the wall. The right hand panel, with 12 panes, is headed ‘Various methods for catching rats and exterminating fleas 幾種捕捉老鼠和消滅跳蚤的方法’.</p></p>