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Horizon. [Series 46, Episode 9], Why do viruses kill? / produced & directed by Dick Taylor ; BBC Productions.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Viruses.
- Virus diseases.
- Genre:
- Educational television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (52 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2010.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- From Swine Flu to SARS, Yellow Fever to HIV, the number of dangerous viruses is increasing at an alarming rate. Starting at the virus frontline - the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo - Horizon unlocks the truth about nature's greatest terror weapon. Discover that without viruses, the sea would quickly turn to sewage, why HIV is such a successful virus and why Monkey Pox may become the next global killer. And finally find out if our modern lifestyle of intensive farming and international travel is giving viruses more chances than ever to flourish inside us?
- Participant:
- Narrator: Mark Strong.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 19, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1096472668
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