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Virus vs. Bacteria [electronic resource (video)] : A Way Out of the Antibiotics Crisis? / Java (Firm).
For decades, experts have been warning about the growing resistance to antibiotics. Could a rarely-discussed alternative hold the answer to the crisis? Phage therapy-the use of viruses which attack and destroy certain bacteria without harming their human hosts-has been around for longer than antibiotics. But it was forgotten in much of Europe once antibiotics became the standard treatment, and it is still not generally accepted there. However, partly due to their historical isolation from antibiotics research, Russian scientists have pioneered new developments in phage therapy. To illustrate the potential of phage treatments, this film follows the case of Henri Lemaitre, whose leg became infected with resistant bacteria during a hospital stay.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2012], c2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Multi-User. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on October 02, 2012. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Climbing (1:26) -- Hospital Infections and Antibiotics (3:00) -- Biology of Antibiotic Resistance (1:00) -- Treating Wound (1:53) -- Overconfidence about Antibiotics (1:45) -- Bacteriophage (2:13) -- Bacteriophage in Georgia (3:20) -- Skepticism of Eastern Medicine (2:15) -- History of Bacteriophages (2:12) -- Sick Man's Desperation (2:02) -- Phage Laboratory (1:30) -- Soviet Collapse and Phages (0:59) -- Resistance to Bacteriophages in Europe (3:06) -- Unsatisfactory Science on Phages (2:43) -- Use of Phages in Georgia (2:48) -- Finding and Testing Phages (3:12) -- Evaluation of Phage Production (0:52) -- Concerns about Phages (1:15) -- Temperate Phages Backfire (1:46) -- Use of Phages in Europe (2:21) -- Ethics of Unapproved Procedures (1:53) -- Benefits from Treatment (2:01) -- Hospital Interested in Bacteriophage (1:27) -- Economics of Phage Treatment (1:32) -- Legally Selling Phages (2:28) -- Credits: Virus vs. Bacteria: A Way Out of the Antibiotics Crisis? (1:21) |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |
| Target Audience Note: | 9 & up. Contains images of wounds and infections that may disturb some viewers. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
| Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
| Source of Description Note: | Title from distributor's description. |
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| Subject: | Medical microbiology. Communicable diseases. Alternative medicine. Medicine > Research. Pathogenic microorganisms. |
| Genre: | Educational films. Internet videos. Videorecording. |
