Humans vs. Viruses

32 lectures, 2 hr 53 min in all

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How we conquered the deadly smallpox virus - Simona Zompi
5 min
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What happens if an engineered virus escapes the lab?
6 min
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Cell vs. virus: A battle for health - Shannon Stiles
4 min
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How stress affects your body - Sharon Horesh Bergquist
5 min
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Which is better: Soap or hand sanitizer? - Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson
6 min
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When is a pandemic over?
6 min
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How does your immune system work? - Emma Bryce
5 min
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The surprising reason you feel awful when you're sick - Marco A. Sotomayor
5 min
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How do vaccines work? - Kelwalin Dhanasarnsombut
5 min
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How do ventilators work? - Alex Gendler
6 min
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What is a coronavirus? - Elizabeth Cox
5 min
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How do viruses jump from animals to humans? - Ben Longdon
5 min
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Why bats don't get sick - Arinjay Banerjee
6 min
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How mucus keeps us healthy - Katharina Ribbeck
4 min
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How the COVID-19 vaccines were created so quickly - Kaitlyn Sadtler and Elizabeth Wayne
5 min
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How fast can a vaccine be made? - Dan Kwartler
6 min
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How often should you get a flu shot? - Melvin Sanicas
5 min
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How do germs spread (and why do they make us sick)? - Yannay Khaikin and Nicole Mideo
5 min
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Why plague doctors wore beaked masks
6 min
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How a few scientists transformed the way we think about disease - Tien Nguyen
5 min
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Why is it so hard to cure the common cold?
5 min
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How do you know if you have a virus? - Cella Wright
5 min
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Learning from smallpox: How to eradicate a disease - Julie Garon and Walter A. Orenstein
6 min
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3 ways to end a virus
6 min
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Will there be another pandemic in your lifetime?
6 min
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Could this technology end all viruses?
6 min
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We can prevent the next epidemic - George Zaidan
6 min
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The diseases that changed humanity forever - Dan Kwartler
6 min
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Why is it so dangerous to step on a rusty nail? - Louise Thwaites
5 min
30
What’s the best way to treat the common cold?
6 min
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The real reason polio is so dangerous
7 min
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Why is it so easy for birds to spread illness? - Benjamin Anderson
7 min