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| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | Christopher Salt, Henry Singer, Alexander Marengo, Elizabeth Dobson, Mark Lewis (VII) |
| MANUFACTURER: | Pbs (Direct) |
| MPAA RATING: | Unrated |
| FEATURES: | NTSC |
| TYPE: | Documentary, Movie |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| UPC: | 794054875836 |
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Incredible Revelation "Mystery of the Black Death" seeks to discover why some people died and others didn't during the plague that swept across Europe during the Middle Ages. The Black Death was lethal enough to wipe out 25 million Europeans - roughly one third of the population - yet some exposed to the pestilence lived to tell the tale. Why?
The show tracks the answer in the English town of Eyam. When the plague came to the town in 1665, the townspeople decided to quarantine themselves, in the hope of stopping the disease from spreading. A year later, roughly half the town had survived. How did this happen?
The show explores the possibility that certain townspeople had a genetic mutation called "delta 32" - a mutation which prevents the disease from entering human cells. The results are amazing - and the possible link between their immunity to the Black Death and their descendents' immunity to the modern-day epidemic of AIDS is equally remarkable.
This show is not to be missed. Excellent! Five stars.