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December 16, 1986

S13 · E20 of 21 episodes

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HDTV 1986 5 months ago

NOVA

NOVA

Leprosy Can Be Cured! #S13E20

55 min 1974 5 months ago

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55m 1986 29

NOVA S13 E20 1974

Leprosy Can Be Cured!

NOVA · Season 13, Episode 20

Leprosy, a misunderstood disease that has been curable for 40 years, still afflicts some 12 million people. NOVA looks at the tragedy of the disease that need not be.

Episode 20 of Season 13 from NOVA — available to stream in HD on any device.

Country United States

Genre

Documentary

Released

03 Mar, 1974

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1 Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime 2 Goddess of the Earth 3 Horsemen of China 4 Life's First Feelings 5 The Case of the Frozen Addict 6 Toxic Trials 7 Skydive to the Rain Forest 8 Return of the Osprey 9 The Rise of a Wonder Drug 10 When Wonder Drugs Don't Work 11 Visions of Star Wars 12 The Search for the Disappeared 13 The Planet that Got Knocked on its Side 14 High-Tech Babies 15 Can AIDS Be Stopped? 16 Is Anybody Out There? 17 Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders 18 Are You Swimming in a Sewer? 19 Sail Wars! 20 Leprosy Can Be Cured! 21 How Babies Get Made

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