Chronicles an outbreak of syphilis among teens in the fictional town of Oakdale. A girl, Lynn, has a few dates with a wealthy boy, Hal, then goes to see her family doctor when she develops a rash. Though the doctor considers syphilis, he doesn't test Lynn initially, thinking it can't be true. The role of the state and local public health departments in tracking down contacts of infected people and testing them is shown. The primary state health investigator is shown confidentially interviewing the teens.

Historical Audiovisuals from the National Library of Medicine Tuberculosis (TB), while rare in the United States today, remains a potent killer in developing nations. In the U.S. in the mid-20th century, the impact of TB was real and devastating. In this 1944 film, farmer Peter Borik has tuberculosis but refuses to be treated in a sanatorium. He remains bedridden at home, where no precautions are taken against the spread of infection. Both his daughters contract TB, and one dies.

This film stresses the importance of routine oral examination to detect infections or early diagnosis of oral cancer. Dr. Robert Johnson demonstrates a routine oral exam while explaining the procedure. The film also shows oral cancers in their early stages of development. The film concludes with an appeal by the Chief of the U.S. Public Health Service's Cancer Control Program, Dr. William L. Ross. He urges dentists to examine and test for oral cancer, arguing that the patient's overall health, not just their teeth, is the dental practioner's responsibility.

This video describes the symptoms of rabies in dogs and in humans. It relates how rabies can be transmitted from animals, especially dogs, to humans. The video shows how human rabies is treated. It also discusses how rabies can be prevented in a community by getting pets vaccinated, by picking up stray dogs, and through a state wildlife commission's control of the fox population.

The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the importance of handwashing in patient care in preventing the transmission of pathogenic organisms from person to person and from place to place. This objective is achieved with the aid of a nurse who demonstrates proper techniques in handwashing under various conditions. In this presentation the principle of medical asepsis is described first and compared to surgical asepsis. This principle involves the mechanical removal of dirt and microorganisms with the use of running water, soaps and related compounds, and friction.

The film is the story of the U.S. Public Health Service Indian School of Practical Nursing located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It follows three American Indian women through their progress at the school. The film shows them arriving, settling in their rooms, getting their uniforms, and orientation. It discusses the classes they take: anatomy, medical vocabulary, how to take blood pressure, read a thermometer, and make beds. The students visit the Albuquerque Sanatorium, the Indian Hospital in Santa Fe, and Indian ceremonies in Gallup, New Mexico.

This film showcases the practices of an well-run kitchen led by a head cook the narrator refers to as a "master craftsman." Throughout the film, the cook attends to his daily duties, while the narrator comments on his competence at coordinating, scheduling, cooking, and cleaning, and his overall knowledge of food. The cook prepares food, cleans the kitchen, and expertly manages situations and problems such as spoiled food and unclean storage.

This film shows how a typical county rabies epidemic is checked by joint emergency control measures of the county health department, a state public health veterinarian, and a federal rabies control expert. Shots include: rabid dog; brain exam; news media campaign against rabies via loudspeaker on truck; posters, literature and signs; and dog being inoculated.

Dr. Leroy Burney, Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, and other authorities discuss the hazards of air pollution, its major causes and what is being done to control it. The film shows air sampling apparatus and an exhibit and scenes from the Community Air Pollution Conference in Washington, D.C.

Manifestations of leprosy from beginning to end stages are shown in this silent film. Images are interspersed with title slides in German, informing the viewer that he/she is seeing cases of nerve damage, skin damage, loss of extremities, and other effects of the disease. People are shown receiving injections, washing, and exercising as part of their treatment. Produced by the Albert Victoria Hospital.

This film presents the basic principles of first aid, the circulatory system, improvised tourniquets, use of bandages, treatment of shock, burns, artificial respiration, and splints. Produced by the United States Public Health Service;.

This presentation describes significant developments in the fight against Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The program begins with a description of efforts to determine the cause of the disease. Then studies on the biology and control of the tick are described. Efforts to destroy the tick on a limited scale by livestock dipping are detailed. The identification of the infectious agent in the body of the tick which led to the intensification of research and the development by Drs. Spensor and Parker of the spotted fever vaccine is discussed.

This film shows the work of the mobile syphilis detection and treatment unit of McIntosh, Glynn, and Camden counties in rural southeastern Georgia. The inside of the mobile clinic is shown. The films shows the route taken and the unit going into canneries, wood pulp factories, logging camps, country dance halls, elementary schools, and churches to treat patients with bismuth and arsphenamine injections. It shows both the Kahn and Wasserman blood tests and explains how to read the results.

Video focuses on the serious hazards of smoking, including how second-hand smoke affects those exposed to it. The move to ban smoking in public places is mentioned, as is regulation of cigarette advertisting and the trend towards banning smoking on airplanes. A series of short vignettes with people miming the grinding-out of a cigarette is shown. Yul Brynner's televised "Don't Smoke" plea recorded shortly before his death from lung cancer is shown.

This film documents the rubella study group and nursery in the child development clinic at Texas Children's Hospital. The study group worked to rehabilitate 150 children with congenital rubella syndrome, a maternal viral infection that can cause hearing impairment, visual impairment, or motor handicaps. During the 1964-1965 epidemic, an estimated 20,000-30,000 children were born with congenital rubella syndrome.