In Cyprus, folk history tales tell of children dying from anaemia. Village elders know that significant numbers of children have died and continue to die of a disease of the blood, called thalassemia. The video explains the incidence and treatment of thalassemia in villages of the Mediterranean. A doctor in the British Army, Colin Bate, gives accounts of the disease in Cyprus villages and specific cases are discussed. Techniques for the antenatal diagnosis of thalassemia are explained and the idea of genetic engineering is explored.
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ACMI Identifier
007405
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cyprus
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blood - Diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Genetics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical genetics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Pregnancy
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetic engineering
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)