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What "NOVA" 17-th episode about
As late as 1967, smallpox struck as many as 15 million people in 43 countries and huged an estimated two or three million. Experts now believe that the disease is on the verge of extinction. NOVA looks at the recent success of the World Health Organization's program to eradicate this disease, considered a triumph of western-styled medicine.
Episode number: 17
Episode name: "Death of a Disease"
Episode release date: 7 june 1976 at 01:00
Status: aired