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  1. Epidemics, Pandemics and How to Control Them (2018)

    Subject
    Medical sciences

    Some infections come in repeated epidemic waves, others are new to human populations. A known human threat such as influenza may mutate or a new infection jumps the species barrier from animals to humans:...

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  2. Strategies for Prevention of Mrsa Infections in Animals and Humans (2013)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Veterinary science

    The possibility of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infection is now a concern for many patients receiving hospital treatment. However, accumulating evidence shows that MRSA can also be...

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  3. Hidden Burden of Malaria, The: The Price of Survival (2012)

    aka: Spotlight on Infectious Diseases: Malaria

    Subject
    Medical sciences

    Video of a lecture given at an event entitled ‘Spotlight on: infectious diseases’ held on 10/2/2012 at the Royal Society of Medicine. Dr Cunnington discusses the hidden burden of malaria, an area that...

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  4. Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease (2010)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 240 minutes), free

    A series of four lectures in the 2010 Holiday Lectures series: Lecture 1 - Dengue Fever: Breaking Epidemic Cycles by Eva Harris; Lecture 2:- The Virus Hunter’s Toolkit by Joseph L. DeRisi,; Lecture 3 -...

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  5. H1n1 - Swine Flu: The Facts (2009)

    Subject
    Health & safety; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    out of distribution

    The DVD provides vital information about and precautions required when dealing with the H1N1 swine flu virus and a possible pandemic. It covers: What is flu?; Difference between seasonal and pandemic flu;...

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  6. Flu Time Bomb (2007)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences

    As a virulent new strain of influenza spreads across Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East on the wings of migratory birds, scientists look to the past in order to prevent a future global pandemic. The...

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  7. Mystery of the Black Death, The (2005)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Documentary shedding new light on the cause of the Black Death, which killed half the population of Europe in the 14th century. Scientists and historians have unearthed new evidence that the pandemic cannot...

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  8. Future Plagues (1999 Video)

    Producer
    Becky Jones
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines the possibility that vaccines and antibiotics may never be able to keep deadly microbes at bay. Scientists are bracing themselves for the onslaught of potential untreatable plagues, as unknown...

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  9. Life and Death in the 21st Century (1999)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, 2000 sale: £150.00 (VAT +p&p) series

    Series analysing three key issues in the future of medicine, with individual programmes looking at: 1) Living Forever: the biological mechanism behind the ageing process; 2) Future Plagues: new devastiating...

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  10. Old Enemy Returns, The (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines the problems posed by the development of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria, and the re-emergence of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis for hospital-based medicine around the world.

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