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Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines - Season 1 Episode 2 Pus

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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.

First Air Date: Jul 22, 2013

Last Air date: Aug 05, 2013

Season: 1 Season

Episode: 3 Episode

Runtime: 60 minutes

IMDb: 8.00/10 by 1.00 users

Popularity: 0.968

Language: English

Season Season 1
Episode Pain Pus Poison