Synopsis
Shows how trichinosis infestation occurs. Describes the preparation of microscope slide specimens and, through photomicrographic sequences, the life history of the parasite. CONTENT ADVISORY: Distasteful scenes of infested animals.
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Details
- Running time
- 19 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- Trichino1942
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Health and hygiene
- Animals: Pigs
- Veterinary medicine: Trichinosis
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Waiter, I didn't request rice with this dish... · GE_Pretzel · 2006-10-10
Trichinosis is no longer as prevalent as it used to be in the industrialized world, but if you've ever wanted to learn more about the disease and how it manifests itself in the animals that it infects, this silent colour film will provide you with a comprehensive overview. Compelling microscope footage and informative intertitles are used to explain how the trichina larvae develop in various organisms and how they can be detected in uncooked pieces of meat. Longstanding members of the squeamish set certainly won't be too fond of an early scene in the film in which a hog chews away at the…
