| Description |
4 videodisc (DVD)s (60 min. ea.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
"On the 25th anniversary of the first diagnosed cases of AIDS, this four-part documentary series examines one of the worst pandemics the world has ever known. According to this documentary, after a quarter century of political denial and social stigma, of scientific breakthroughs, policy battles and inadequate prevention campaigns, HIV/AIDS continues to spread rapidly throughout much of the world, particularly in developing nations. To date, some 30 million people worldwide have already died of AIDS. And the crisis continues - over the next decade, an estimated 40 million more people will contract HIV. Part one begins with the medical and scientific mystery that emerged in 1981 when five gay men in Los Angeles were diagnosed with a new disease. The film documents the frantic search by American and European scientists and epidemiologists to find the source of the deadly infection as they tracked its spread among gay men, intravenous drug users, hemophiliacs and then into the general population. The trail led them back in time, from major American and European cities to Haiti and finally to the Congo. (From the UK, in English and French, English subtitles) CC WS" --Website |
| Credits |
Series producer and reporter: Renata Simone |
| Audience |
Rated: M |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of SBS-TV broadcast November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2006. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
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DVD |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
AIDS (Disease) -- History
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| Author |
Simone, Renata
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SBS-TV
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