Summary: In 1918, in the course of 120 terrifying days, a harmless disease mutated into the Spanish Flu. Striking quickly, the disease could fell a person in minutes, with overwhelming fatigue, raging fever, and lungs that hemorrhaged and filled with pus. This disease killed 22 million people around the world, wiping out 21,000 Americans in the last week of October alone. This episode of History...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1998
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Summary: As a history of infection and contagion, this program tells a story of clever science and dumb luck, horror and hope. Filmed at locations worldwide, the video traces the battles fought against humanity's oldest foes: diseases such as yellow fever, malaria, syphilis, cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis, polio, and perhaps the deadliest pandemic of all, AIDS. Health workers and epidemiologists on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: After nearly disappearing from much of the world, the measles virus is on the rise. This program journeys to Tajikistan, where the collapse of the health care system established under Soviet rule led to a hiatus in disease vaccination. With measles now threatening children across the country, the Tajik government has launched a new vaccination campaign in partnership with UNICEF. The video...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006