Eternal Fight

Briefly reviews the history of research on microbes, and shows how epidemics spread, especially during war and its accompanying conditions and through the transportation systems of today. Portrays the course of infection through ships and railroads, and emphasizes fighting a disease at its source. The work of the United Nations World Health Organization to fight disease on a global scale is shown, with a plague of cholera in Egypt as an example., Briefly reviews the history of research on microbes, and shows how epidemics spread, especially during war and its accompanying conditions and through the transportation systems of today. Portrays the course of infection through ships and railroads, and emphasizes fighting a disease at its source. The work of the United Nations World Health Organization to fight disease on a global scale is shown, with a plague of cholera in Egypt as an example.