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Title(s): Yaws
War Department official film. Misc
Author(s): United States. War Dept
Publication
Date: 		1946
Publication
Information: 		[Washington, DC] : The Department, 1946
Language(s): English
Format: Moving image; 013 min.; Sound; Color
Subject(s): Penicillins - therapeutic use
Yaws
Yaws - prevention & control
Geographic
Subject: 		Haiti
Rights: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Identifier(s): See catalog record: 9301173A
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9301173A
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Description: The characteristics, transmission, histology, and progressive stages of the disease known as yaws are outlined in this film. Extensive footage of patients in all stages of the disease is shown. The Haitian government's program to control yaws is discussed.
Received: (date unknown) as a donation from the U.S. Army.

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