Emerging Viruses

Synopsis: Nobel Prizewinner Joshua Lederberg is among those who believe that we have grown too complacent about infectious diseases since the development of antibiotics and the control of diseases such as cholera and tuberculosis. New, lethal viruses have emerged, causing diseases such as Marburg disease in Germany, Lassa in Sierra Leona and Rift Valley fever in Egypt, to be followed by HIV in 1981. There is a hope that there is a common thread among these outbreaks and it will be possible to understand the circumstances under which a virus will spread in order to prevent the next epidemic.
Series: Horizon, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1991
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 on 13 May 1991.
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: HIV; viral infections; viruses

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