The Body fights disease

United States, 1980

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Describes the body’s mechanisms for fighting germs and preventing illness. Deals with the existence of germs and the role of the skin, antibodies, lymphatic system and vaccination. Suitable for upper primary, lower and middle secondary levels.

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Credits

director

Susan Shipping

production company

Churchill Productions

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507029

Language

English

Subject categories

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Antibiotics

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Causes and theories of causation

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Germ theory of disease

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Immune system

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Lymphatics

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Natural immunity

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Vaccination

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

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Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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