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THE FLY AS A DISEASE CARRIER Part 3

Description

Drawings and microscopic views show disease carrying parts of a fly. Bacteria grows from germs planted on a culture plate by a fly. Animated diagrams show disease-laden habitat of flies. Fly specks on a menu card are found to contain tuberculosis bacilli. Charts illustrate incidence of flies to intestinal diseases and typhoid fever. Methods to combat the disease carrying fly (use of formalin, screening, etc.) are shown.

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Records of the Public Health Service

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Motion Picture Films

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Date
1924–1973
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3:35