Invisible Killers, a three-part series, will show audiences how viruses have shaped our health and history, their biological and social impact on global society, and what is being done to combat them.
EPISODE 1
Influenza
Influenza is commonly underestimated as a cousin of the common cold; each year, world health officials must make their best guess on which of thousands of strains of flu will be most common in six months time.
EPISODE 2
Smallpox
SMALLPOX tells the story of what many people agree is medical science's single greatest accomplishment, the complete eradication of the worst disease known to humankind, a scourge responsible for an estimated 500 million deaths in the 20th century alone.
EPISODE 3
Ebola
EBOLA, examines one of the world's deadliest viruses - spread by physical contact with infected body fluids - it turns human compassion in to human vulnerability attacking the individuals and health professionals trying to care for the sick.
Steve Rivo
John Hoffman
Tom Yellin
