War against disease
By: writers, directors, editors, Mikael Agaton, Staffan Bergquist ; producer, Mikael Agaton ; produced by Agaton Film & Television
Contributors: Reid, Monte; Pryke, Alan; Nilsson, Lennart, 1922-; Gallo, Robert C.; Hagberg, Anders; Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm); Agaton Film & Television
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 54
Subjects: Virus diseases; Evolution; Epidemics; Prevention; SARS (Disease); AIDS (Disease); Communicable diseases; Documentary films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Other titles: War against deadly microbes and lethal viruses
Description: Explores humanity's war with lethal microorganisms and viruses, including SARS and AIDS. Images by medical photographer Lennart Nilsson show how microbes attack the body and how our immune systems defend it. Includes reenactments of medical discoveries: penicillin, blood groups, methods of malaria control, and the polio vaccine. The rapid speed with which the SARS virus spread around the globe is also investigated. Leading immunologist Robert Gallo urges awareness to prevent these mounting threats.
Notes: Disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

Originally released in 2003.

Executive producers, Heide Marie Petters, Axel Arno ; medical photography, Lennart Nilsson ; photography, Jan Jonaeus ... [et al.] ; editors, Ulf Carlen, Linda Ohlund ; music, Anders Hagberg.

Narrators, Monte Reid, Alan Pryke.

DVD-R.

Closed-captioned.