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Mass delousing and vaccination of Italian patients suffering from typhus in Naples during World War II.

Typhus epidemic strikes the city of Naples during World War II. Members of American Typhus control crew give DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane) dustings to prisoners in a local jail. An ambulance moves out of a 'Delousing Service Depot' in Naples. Dusting crew on a rail road car. Crew from U.S. flying squadrons delouse children. Booster shots are given to U.S. military personnel. A policeman and a civilian. A chart shows the number of patients before delousing and vaccination and the fall in the number of patients after delousing and vaccination. Italian people and children on streets. Views of happy children. A boy turns the large wheel on a hand cranked barrel piano (precursor to the player piano) in the street to make it play music. Various views of Naples.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060293
Diagnosis of U.S. Army men suffering from dengue fever on an island in the South Pacific during World War II.

A film titled 'Breakbone Fever Dengue' shows U.S. Army personnel catching dengue fever on a South Pacific island during World War II. A U.S. Army medical officer reads out an official report on the outbreak of dengue in the South Pacific. U.S. troops on an island in the South Pacific. Men work on aircraft engines. Stationary planes on an airfield. U.S. soldiers on hospital beds and lined up outside a dispensary after catching up dengue fever. A close view of Aedes mosquito on human skin. Dengue casualties on hospital beds. Mosquito breeding places at a U.S. Army base shows water collected in rubbish heaps, fuel drums, coconut shells, cans and bottles and water in tires. A native village shows men walking towards a building in the background. Doctors examine patients in a hospital. The effects of dengue showing patients facing problems with eye movements and back pain. The body temperature chart of a patient. Men shows rash on the chest of a patient. A laboratory report after a diagnosis.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060294
A dengue mosquito control campaign by the U.S. Army on an island in the South Pacific during World War II.

U.S. Army personnel catch dengue fever on a South Pacific island during World War II. Men on beds are given tablets. A sign for dengue fever. A U.S. Army camp near a native village on an island shows breeding places for Aedes mosquito which transmit dengue to humans. Mosquito control specialists destroy all the breeding places. Men inspect fuel drums and cans. A sign reads 'cans must be burnt'. Cans are smashed and bottles are broken. The cans are dumped in large containers. Gambusia fish are put into water to feed on dengue mosquito larvae. Swamps are drained. Coconut shells are burnt. Men spray drums of water. An official report after carrying out the cleaning campaign. U.S. troops after recovering from dengue fever. Locations on a world map show the spread of dengue fever. U.S. soldiers are treated for dengue.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060295
Soft tissue wounds of U.S. soldiers and their recovery after successful surgical operations in Europe during World War II.

A film shows U.S. soldiers being hit by shell fragments and their recovery after surgery in Europe during World War II. A case of soft tissue wound shows a wound on the leg of a soldier who was hit by a shell fragment. Surgery on the wound shows gentle exploration revealing the path of a muscle. The skin incision is enlarged. A blood cord is evacuated. A shell fragment is removed. The wound is dressed. The wound after few days of injury. The wound is ready for skin grafting. The graft being stitched on the wound. Stitches are removed after few weeks and the patient is discharged. A case of multiple soft tissue wound shows a wounded soldier on an evacuation hospital bed. Two wounds on the left arm of the patient. X-rays of the arm of the patient. An incision is made to connect the two wounds. Margins of the wound are divided. Multiple wounds on the hand of a patient. The wound on the left arm after two weeks. The wound is ready for secondary closure or skin grafting. Strapping is done to bring skin margins together. Surgeons operate the same patient. The wound is stitched. The patient shows his hand after healing. A soldier with a wound just below his buttock. A soldier with a scar under scapula. Wounds on right leg and left arm of a soldier. Medics evacuate a wounded soldier. A surgical operation in progress. The soldiers smile after their successful recoveries from soft tissue wounds. U.S. troops during operations of World War II.

Date: 1944
Duration: 5 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060297
United States soldiers get affected by 'trench foot' in Europe during World War II.

A film titled 'Trench Foot' shows medical condition 'trench foot' of U.S. soldiers which was caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp and cold conditions during World War II. Cold weather in Europe. Heavy rains in a town. U.S. soldiers walk along a muddy road. The soldiers in winter clothing rest under a tent. The soldiers in foxholes. The soldiers walk through deep mud. Effects of 'trench foot' on the feet of a soldier. The feet with dilated vessels.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060298
United States soldiers affected by 'trench foot' during World War II are treated in Washington DC.

A medical condition 'trench foot' of U.S. soldiers which was caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp and cold conditions during World War II. The soldiers walk through ankle deep water. A mild case of trench foot shows affected feet of a soldier. The soldier walks after his recovery. A moderate case of trench foot shows affected feet of a soldier. Red and dry feet of the soldier. Fungal infected feet. The feet of the soldier after treatment and healing. The soldier talks with a nurse. A severe case shows the feet of a U.S. sergeant affected with gangrene. The feet of the sergeant are treated. Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington DC.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060299