2025 • 28' • French & English subtitles
Director(s): Karina Marceau • Producer(s): PVP Media • Country of production: Canada • Format(s): HD
From ancient plagues to modern pandemics, this episode explores infectious disease and microbiology, the frontline science in the battle against killer microbes.
Through the harrowing case of a patient struck by flesh-eating bacteria, we uncover the crucial role of infectious disease specialists, the invisible detectives of medicine.
The story navigates historic outbreaks, scientific progress, and looming threats such as the dreaded “Disease X.”
From the discovery of penicillin to nanorobots and CRISPR, the episode showcases the weapons science is developing to fight pathogens.
