Friday, January 30, 2009

Videos on Diseases with Insect Vectors



"
Kill or Cure" is a series of 25-minute films on diseases faced by people living in developing nations, some of which have insect vectors. Subjects include:
  • Malaria (mosquito)
  • River blindness (black fly)
  • Kala Anzar / Visceral Lieshmaniasis (sand fly)
  • Chagas (kissing bug)
  • Dengue fever (mosquito)
  • Encephalitis (mosquito)
  • Trachoma (flies)
Rockhopper.tv distributes these documentaries, and provides free streaming online access.

[Photo by James Jordan. License: Creative Commons
Attribution-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesjordan/2612506038]

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