Episode
Horizon: AIDS: A Strange and Deadly Virus
Overview
Horizon looks at the virus that causes AIDS and the research into vaccines and drugs being developed to counteract the devastating disease of the immune system.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 23
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1986-03-24
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
AIDS: A Strange and Deadly Virus is Episode 11 in 1986 of Horizon. It aired on 1986-03-24. The runtime is 60 min.
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