Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge Deadly Messengers (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge

Deadly Messengers (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

Since the plague killed millions of Europeans in the Middle Ages, vector-borne diseases - those that rely on insects and animals to spread infectious agents - have posed a serious threat to public health. Today, the most dangerous vector ...See moreSince the plague killed millions of Europeans in the Middle Ages, vector-borne diseases - those that rely on insects and animals to spread infectious agents - have posed a serious threat to public health. Today, the most dangerous vector on earth is the mosquito. From malaria to yellow fever to West Nile virus, mosquito-borne diseases continue to threaten the health of millions around the world. Deadly Messengers recounts the stories of heroic scientists and health workers who battled against the mosquito, and examines current efforts to control dangerous and spreading vector-borne diseases. See less

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Name	Known for
Brad Pitt Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Fight Club (1999)
Uche Amazigo Self Self See fewer	Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge (2005)
James Flynn Alexander Yersin Alexander Yersin See fewer	Magpie Murders (2022)
Mary Hamel Self Self See fewer	Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge (2005)
Martin McDougall Fred Soper Fred Soper See fewer	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Tracey McNamara Self Self See fewer	Diagnosis: Unknown (2002)
Juliana Otieno Self Self See fewer	Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge (2005)
Lyle Peterson Self Self See fewer	Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge (2005)
Trevor White Jesse Lazear Jesse Lazear See fewer	Industry (2020)