Outbreak! Contagion! The Next Pandemic!
An Introduction to Infectious Diseases Series
The Great Courses
Discern what the next pandemic might be--one that would reach all continents quickly, be difficult to treat, be extremely deadly, and perhaps threaten the very survival of the human race.
Nunavut: Tuberculosis Treatment
LENGTH: 4:12 min
PRODUCER: CTV COPYRIGHT: 2015
"A study has shown that a new rapid tuberculosis test can change treatment in Nunavut, where rates of the disease are among the highest in the country. Next day results are now available, whereas it previously took at best a week, and often several, to diagnose the disease."
A World Without Microbes: A World Without... Series
LENGTH: 51:51 min PRODUCER: AB Productions COPYRIGHT: 2016
What would happen if, by waving a magic wand, all the germs disappeared from our planet? It would of course be the end of many health problems: no more Ebola, malaria or tuberculosis, no more AIDS, no more septicemia or fungal infections…But beyond these benefits, is a world without bacteria, viruses or microscopic mushrooms really desirable?