NOVA · SEASON 10
Lassa Fever
Episode 3 · 1983-02-08
- Documentary
Episode overview
A gripping docudrama about a mysterious, highly lethal disease which struck a village in Nigeria in 1969, and the frustrating, seesaw battle against it. NOVA recounts how public health workers came perilously close to accidentally releasing a deadly virus in the US.
55 minutes
Season 10 episodes
1. Hawaii: Crucible of Life1983-01-18
2. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out1983-01-25
3. Lassa Fever1983-02-08
4. The Miracle of Life1983-02-15
5. Asbestos: A Lethal Legacy1983-03-01
6. City of Coral1983-03-08
7. Fat Chance in a Thin World1983-03-22
8. Sixty Minutes to Meltdown1983-03-29
9. Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales1983-10-11
10. The Artificial Heart1983-10-18
11. Talking Turtle1983-10-25
12. Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial1983-11-01
13. To Live Until You Die: The Work of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross1983-11-08
14. A Magic Way of Going: The Story of Thoroughbreds1983-11-15
15. A Normal Face: The Wonders of Plastic Surgery1983-11-22
16. Captives of Care1983-11-29
17. Twenty-Five Years in Space1983-12-06
18. Nuclear Strategy for Beginners1983-12-13
19. The Climate Crisis1983-12-20
20. Eyes Over China1983-12-27
21. Alcoholism: Life Under The Influence1984-01-10
