Tập
NOVA: Episode 20
Tóm tắt
Leprosy, a misunderstood disease that has been curable for 40 years, still afflicts some 12 million people. NOVA looks at the tragedy of the disease that need not be.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- NOVA
- Mùa
- Mùa 13
- Tập
- Tập 20
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1986-12-16
- Thời lượng
- 55 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 20 là tập 20 trong Season 13 của NOVA. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1986-12-16. Thời lượng là 55 min.
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