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Emerging diseases prions, viruses / [videorecording[DVD]] : Prions, viruses VEA ; produced and directed by Kurt Breitenmoser ; written by Luke Preston. - White Plains, N.Y. : VEA (Video Education America), c2008. - 1 videodisc (29 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

What is an emerging disease? -- CJD -- Zoonotic disease -- Avian influenza -- SARS.

Director of photography, Stefan Duscio ; music, Finn Robertson ; narrator, Andrew Dunn. Director of photography, Stefan Duscio ; music, Finn Robertson ; narrator, Andrew Dunn.

Featuring Jamie Unicomb.

"The diseases discussed include SARS, avian flu, Rift Valley fever, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. This program looks at the transmission, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, vectors, prevention and control of these diseases"--Container.


DVD-R, Dolby Digital 2.0, region 0.


Available with captions and description, captions only, description only, or without accessibility.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Emerging infectious diseases.
Epidemiology.
SARS (Disease)
Avian influenza.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Rift Valley fever.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

LC Class. No.: RA643 / .E43 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 616.9