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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Medical Humanities
  • Cultural Studies

Background:

  • Infectious diseases significantly shaped 20th-century public health.
  • Western comics like Asterix, Tintin, and Lucky Luke hold cultural importance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review how infectious diseases and infectiology are represented in Goscinny's Asterix, Hergé's Tintin, and Morris's Lucky Luke comics.
  • To analyze the prevalence of transmittable disease references across these popular comic series.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review of all three comic series.
  • Content analysis of references to infectious diseases and infectiology.
  • Comparative analysis based on the historical context of each comic series.

Main Results:

  • The Adventures of Tintin features numerous allusions to transmittable diseases.
  • Asterix and Lucky Luke comics contain very few references to contagious diseases.
  • The difference in disease representation correlates with the distinct historical settings of the comics.

Conclusions:

  • The Adventures of Tintin serves as a significant cultural medium for discussing infectious diseases.
  • Asterix and Lucky Luke's narratives, set in different historical contexts, do not prioritize the depiction of contagious diseases.
  • Comic analysis offers insights into the cultural perception and public health discourse of infectious diseases.