Pus
Dr Michael Mosley explores our earliest attempts to tackle infection and how scientists, chemists and doctors from Louis Pasteur to Howard Florey helped us win the battle.
Infection can take over the entire human body, and if our immune systems aren't strong enough we will die - in fact, infectious disease has regularly wiped out millions of people across the planet. Dr Michael Mosley explores our earliest attempts to tackle infection and reveals the moment we began to harness the power of microbes to fight back. This is the story of how scientists, chemists and doctors helped us win the battle, from Louis Pasteur to Howard Florey, and how a small team of dedicated men and women wiped out one of mankind's deadliest diseases - smallpox.
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Introduction to Episode 2: Pus
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Mosley |
| Producer | Ben Crichton |
| Director | Ben Crichton |
| Series Producer | Steve Crabtree |
| Executive Producer | Tina Fletcher-Hill |
Broadcasts
- Thu 10 Oct 2013 21:00
- Fri 11 Oct 2013 03:00
- Tue 15 Oct 2013 22:30
- Sat 1 Feb 2014 20:00
- Sun 2 Feb 2014 02:35
- Wed 5 Feb 2014 00:30
- Thu 26 Feb 2015 20:00
- Fri 27 Feb 2015 00:00
- Tue 27 Sep 2016 22:00
- Tue 20 Jun 2017 20:00
- Wed 21 Jun 2017 02:00
- Thu 31 May 2018 23:00
- Thu 24 Oct 2019 23:00
Mon 27 Apr 2020 16:00Red Button One- Tue 28 Apr 2020 15:00Red Button One
- Tue 28 Apr 2020 20:00
- Wed 29 Apr 2020 02:30
- Wed 29 Apr 2020 18:00Red Button One
- Thu 30 Apr 2020 16:00Red Button One
- Fri 1 May 2020 17:00Red Button One
- Tue 25 May 2021 23:55
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