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- This four-part series traces the path of several of the world's major viruses - polio, flu, monkey pox, and Ebola. The emergence of new viruses is addressed within discussions centered upon past and current research efforts.
- On a 4,467 square foot giant screen, discover astonishing images of erupting volcanoes, together with scenes detailing the historic and mythological events that have shaped man's relationship with the volcanic world.
- A 360 degrees view of various locations in Rio de Janeiro, such as the Brazilian carnival, a soccer match, the amazon river and a ritual slaughter.
- A team of European doctors and virologists try to track down the mysterious and lethal Ebola virus, responsible for the deaths of about 300 people in 1994 and another 30 in Gabon in early 1996. Although the deadly virus was detected first in 1976, and scientists know how it is transmitted to humans by chimpanzees, the question remains as to how chimpanzees acquire it in the first place.
- From the very first formation aerobatics performance in 1931, daring French pilots have dazzled audiences with their seemingly impossible aerial feats. The tradition continues with "Patrouille de France," a team of eight Alphajet pilots who execute death-defying stunts and have earned the title "The Ambassadors of French Aeronautics."
- Examines the history of scientific research into the study of viruses. Covers significant outbreaks of viral diseases beginning with yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal in 1893 to the emergence of AIDS in the 1980s.
- Presents contemporary knowledge of the monkey pox virus, and documents a team of medical professionals and scientists from the World Health Organization investigating an outbreak of the virus in villages in Congo-Zaire. Examines the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization in the study of this new virus, monkey pox, and the political strife over the spread of the disease which caused a civil war in South Africa. Initiatives established by the World Health Organization to deal with its potentional reemergence are examined.
- Takes viewers into the heart of the African jungle to hunt down the deadly killer, Ebola. Viewers accompany research scientists as they track the disease from its first deadly outbreak in 1994, through the deaths of 19 people in 1996 who contracted the disease by eating monkey meat. Visits to villages where people lie dying reinforce the human impact of the virus, as well as the need for further research into its causes and cure.
- Deals with the development of the polio vaccine and discusses political and cultural difficulties involved in immunization campaigns in non-industrialized nations. Parental rights versus community obligations is explored.