Record

Reference NumberCSFH/9/81
TitleParasitic Worm Samples
Date1925-1975
DescriptionRectangular wooden box containing 5 cylindrical sections (2 large and 3 small). There are glass tubes in each, though two of the smaller tubes are broken. Each tube contains a sample of parasitic worms, labelled "Taenia", "Roundworm", "Hookworms", "Whipworms", "Pinworms". The box is labelled "Vermox - Pharmacautica". Vermox is a medicine used to treat various parasitic worms. A glass screen can be slid off to reveal these samples.
Extent1 item
Dimensions384mm x 99mm x 36mm
Digital CollectionsView online in our digital collections
Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameParasites
TermMebendazole
Ancylostomatoidea
Enterobius
Parasites
Cestoda
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/64Dublin; Cork Street Fever Hospital; 1801-19531801-1953
DS/UK/4788Janssen Pharmaceutica; 1953-; pharmaceutical company1953-
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