Coughs and sneezes spread diseases

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1918 campaign on the dangers of Spanish flu
Second World War, designed by H. M. Bateman
.
Later film produced in 1945

"Coughs and sneezes spread diseases" was a slogan first used in the United States during the

respiratory illnesses
.

Origins

The slogan was first used in the United States during the 1918–20 influenza pandemic ("Spanish flu").[1]

Second World War

It was later promoted by the United Kingdom's (and New Zealand's)[2] Ministry of Health in 1942 to encourage good public hygiene and prevent the spread of the common cold, influenza and other respiratory illnesses.[3] Critics have said that the slogan, alongside "Keep Britain Tidy", were an example of "postwar Britain's nanny state".[4]

Posters were designed by British cartoonist

respiratory droplets. The National Archives notes that these posters were created in an attempt to prevent wartime work absenteeism because of illness.[5]

Later revivals

The slogan was later used intermittently by the

paper handkerchiefs, or at least coughing or sneezing into one's elbow, rather than covering the mouth with a hand, so as to keep the hands uncontaminated.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Uncle Sam's advice on flu". The Diamond Drill. 5 October 1918. p. 13. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ "The Modern Antiseptic". New Zealand Nursing Journal. 35–36: 79. 1942.
  3. ISBN 978-0-19-957292-2
    .
  4. doi:10.1353/bh.2017.0014
    . Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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    ISSN 1015-8782
    .
  6. ^ Cleary, Emily (2 March 2020). "Jacob Rees-Mogg advises public to 'wash your hands to the national anthem' to avoid coronavirus". Yahoo! News UK. Retrieved 24 March 2020. When asked by reporters whether the government has the spread of the virus under control, Rees-Mogg replied: 'Coughs and sneezes spread diseases, keep it in your handkerchief.'
  7. ^ "Video – Coughs and sneezes spread diseases". World Health Organization. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Final call for Propaganda: Power and Persuasion at the British Library". The Spectator. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  9. ^ Lambert, Gemma (28 February 2020). "Infection: is it a question of control?". Guidelines in Practice. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Can handwashing with soap prevent transmission of SARS as well as diarrhoea?". London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  11. ^ Buckingham, Lisa (6 March 2020). "9 ways to protect yourself from Coronavirus". Good Housekeeping.
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