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Pain, Pus & Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

Pus (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary
Infection can take over the entire human body, and up until the early 20th century the only medical defenses against it were more medieval than modern. Harnessing the power of microbes in the battle against infection led to what some ...See moreInfection can take over the entire human body, and up until the early 20th century the only medical defenses against it were more medieval than modern. Harnessing the power of microbes in the battle against infection led to what some consider humanity's greatest achievement the eradication of smallpox. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Ben Crichton
Producer
Ben Crichton
Editor
Dominic Staveacre
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Updated Oct 10, 2013
Release date
Oct 10, 2013 (United Kingdom)

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9 cast members
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Michael Mosley
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
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Thomas Frieden
Self - DIrector, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (as Dr. Thomas R. Frieden) Self - DIrector, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (as Dr. Thomas R. Frieden)   See fewer
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Druin Burch
Self - Author 'Taking the Medicine' (as Dr Druin Burch) Self - Author 'Taking the Medicine' (as Dr Druin Burch)   See fewer
Pain, Pus & Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines (2013)
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Walter Sneader
Self - Former Head of the School of Pharmacy, University of Strathclyde (as Dr Walter Sneader) Self - Former Head of the School of Pharmacy, University of Strathclyde (as Dr Walter Sneader)   See fewer
Pain, Pus & Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines (2013)
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Jonathan Simon
Self - Historian, University of Leon Self - Historian, University of Leon   See fewer
Pain, Pus & Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines (2013)
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Eric Sidebottom
Self - Retired Lecturer, University of Oxford (as Dr Eric Sidebottom) Self - Retired Lecturer, University of Oxford (as Dr Eric Sidebottom)   See fewer
Pain, Pus & Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines (2013)
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Alexander Fleming
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Matters of Life and Death (1949)
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Joseph Lombardino
Self - Retired Pfizer Chemist Self - Retired Pfizer Chemist   See fewer
Pain, Pus & Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines (2013)
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Donald Henderson
Self - Center for Biosecurity, Maryland (as Dr Donald A. Henderson) Self - Center for Biosecurity, Maryland (as Dr Donald A. Henderson)   See fewer
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