Hepatitis B. Kill or Cure, Series 1 / Part 6
This program travels to Cambodia, where 1 in 10 people carry hepatitis B, a major cause of liver cancer. Mothers often transmit the virus to their babies during childbirth, and children can pass the infection to each other through even the most minor cuts and scratches. At London's Hammersmith...
| Other Authors: | BBC Worldwide Ltd., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2011]
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (25 min.) : sound, color, digital file. |
| Series: |
Kill or Cure ;
Series 1. |
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| Summary: |
This program travels to Cambodia, where 1 in 10 people carry hepatitis B, a major cause of liver cancer. Mothers often transmit the virus to their babies during childbirth, and children can pass the infection to each other through even the most minor cuts and scratches. At London's Hammersmith Hospital, pioneering new surgery makes it possible for patients to survive advanced liver cancer. In Cambodia, neither the money nor the expertise to adopt the new medical techniques are available. Instead, Cambodia is the first country in the region to embark on a mass vaccination program. The vaccine will not just prevent hepatitis B, it will also prevent liver cancer. First, though, the country must overcome the logistical challenges of the program in a part of the world still shattered by the effects of civil war and poverty. |
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| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 14, 2011. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Endemic Hepatitis B (4:25) -- Surgical Technology (3:11) -- Hepatitis B Vaccine Distribution System (4:10) -- Infectious Disease (3:25) -- Hepatitis B in Families (5:18) -- Hepatitis: Lethal Killer (1:52) -- Credits: 'Hepatitis B: Kill or Cure, Series 1' (0:23) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. This program travels to Cambodia, where 1 in 10 people carry hepatitis B, a major cause of liver cancer. Mothers often transmit the virus to their babies during childbirth, and children can pass the infection to each other through even the most minor cuts and scratches. At London's Hammersmith Hospital, pioneering new surgery makes it possible for patients to survive advanced liver cancer. In Cambodia, neither the money nor the expertise to adopt the new medical techniques are available. Instead, Cambodia is the first country in the region to embark on a mass vaccination program. The vaccine will not just prevent hepatitis B, it will also prevent liver cancer. First, though, the country must overcome the logistical challenges of the program in a part of the world still shattered by the effects of civil war and poverty. 9 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (25 min.) : sound, color, digital file. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
9 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |