Short scenes, African medical subjects

Short scenes, African medical subjects

Contributor(s):
Amberson, Julius M. (Julius Martin), 1895-1988, editor of moving image work
Publication:
[Bethesda, MD] : [Julius Martin Amberson], 1956
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Smallpox -- drug therapy
Smallpox -- complications
Penicillins -- therapeutic use
Cicatrix -- drug therapy
Culture
Animals, Wild
Travel
Africa
Amberson, Julius M. (Julius Martin), 1895-1988.
Genre(s):
Personal Narrative
Abstract:
Depicts scenes and events from Dr. Julius Amberson's professional work and personal travel in Africa, following his Navy postings there in the late 1940s. Amberson was a Navy physician who specialized in tropical diseases and Arctic medicine. In 1944 he pioneered the use of penicillin in smallpox treatment in an effort to promote healing with fewer scars. He also helped develop a cure for Asiatic cholera in India in 1945. In this travelogue, villagers display symptoms of tropical diseases and are shown receiving medical treatment. Cultural rituals are performed. Wildlife are shown in natural habitats.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
Amberson Family; Source: Item; Research date: 20200124
Extent:
032 min.
Color:
Color
Sound:
Silent
Provenance:
Gift; Michael Rhode, Bureau of Navy Medicine ; 20120412; Acc# 2012-11.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
101761382 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1200848667
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101761382