Life Cycle of the Malaria Parasite

Synopsis

Consists entirely of animated drawings, with colours reproducing the translucent pastel shades seen under the microscope in preparations stained with Leishman’s or Giesma’s stain. The life history is traced from the introduction of sporozoites by an infected mosquito, through the stages in the liver to the appearance of forms in the blood, their schizogony, the formation of gametocytes, and the subsequent cycle in the mosquito. The distinguishing features of the four species causing human malaria are shown.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 21 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1951

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

insects; malaria; mosquitoes; parasitic animals

Credits

Director

Oswald Skilbeck

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

ICI