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Beating Infection

Michael shows how, by infecting themselves with syphilis, yellow fever and cholera, doctors transformed our understanding of disease. He ends the series with Dr Barry Marshall who recently won a Nobel Prize thanks to a particularly courageous act of self-experimenting.

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  • Originally Aired April 21, 2007
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network BBC Four
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Notes Is the series finale
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Name Type Role
Alison Gregory Director