Invisible Killers
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.
- 2018-2018
- 1 season
- Discovery Channel
- Documentary
- TV-PG
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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2018
Episode 1
Influenza
Thu, Mar 29, 2018 41 mins
INFLUENZA delves into the astonishing and little-understood history and impact of this constantly evolving virus, which is often tragically underestimated as merely a cousin to the common cold. INFLUENZA explores the complex science behind influenza's constantly changing nature, and investigates the ongoing significant threat it poses to the world, both in its seasonal and pandemic varieties.
Episode 2
Smallpox
Thu, Mar 29, 2018 41 mins
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. However, after its disappearance in 1980, the threat of smallpox never fully abated, it transformed - from a feared and deadly disease into one of the most significant bio-terror threats facing humankind.
Episode 3
Ebola
Thu, Mar 29, 2018 41 mins
EBOLA looks back at the perfect storm of the 2014 West Africa outbreak and its devastating impact, as well as the little known success story of the first effective Ebola vaccine.
