Viruses, bacterial diseases, biological and chemical warfare are thoroughly explored. Discover the long history of each and find out what new outbreaks are on the horizon. What are we doing to fight them?  A real-life Andromeda Strain!  8 complete programs from the authoritative History Channel on a 2 disc set  Set exposes the myths surrounding chemical and biological warfare while alerting you to the real danger they present. Discover the world of viral killers, from the 1918 flu that killed 22 million people worldwide to modern-day outbreaks of AIDS, Ebola and hantavirus. These viral killers are brought on by profound changes in the environment and human behavior. Listen to scholars, scientists, researchers, physicians, and military historians as we navigate the cutting edge of medicine, where danger and discovery, live side by side. Race against danger as public health officials scurry to respond to new health threats. Beyond naturally contracting one of these deadly diseases, there is the threat of political enemies deploying chemical and biological weapons which kill with horrifying efficiency. Trace the grim history of biological and chemical warfare, from the Medieval practice of catapulting plague-contaminated flesh into enemy strongholds to the use of Sarin gas in World War I. Biological warfare has now come into the hands of many nations and even some terrorist groups. Learn how the various toxins work, and what can be done to protect people from them. 2 DVD Set includes:  ON THE TRAIL OF A KILLER VIRUS  SMALLPOX: DEADLY AGAIN?  OUTBREAK! NEW PLAGUES  THE DOOMSDAY FLU  SARS AND THE NEW PLAGUES  CLOUDS OF DEATH  INSIDIOUS KILLERS  CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS