Fighting pandemics

Berg, Peter, 1964- (narrator,, television director.). Goldsman, Akiva, (television director.). Ratner, Brett, (television director.). Asylum Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). General Electric Company, (production company.). National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.), (production company.). National Geographic Society (U.S.), (publisher.).

Summary: In response to the Ebola outbreak that began in 2014, scientists and medical practitioners working at the front lines of disease prevention and control are finding breakthrough ways to fight pandemic viruses. This episode documents medical advances that have resulted: from antibiotics and vaccines to computer programs that predict how viruses spread. It is hoped that these life-saving tools, battle-tested in the current crisis, will be used to fight a wide range of killer viruses in the near future.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (45 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : National Geographic, [2015]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: �2015

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General Note:	CatMonthString:april.21 Multi-User. Series examines cutting edge developments in science, technology, and medicine, covering a variety of topics.
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