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Makematic
Explorers: Coming to North America
An explorer is someone who travels to places they have not been to before, to learn about them. In this video, meet the explorers who came to the place we now call the United States.
Makematic
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange, a vast system of international trade, changed global commerce forever. Named after famous explorer Christopher Columbus, it reshaped diets, economies, and societies across continents.
Curated Video
Pandemic Viruses
Pandemic viruses can spread around the world. Viruses invade our bodies destroying cells and infecting others, but how do they do it? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. Viruses are deadly, contagious and can spread easily around...
Curated Video
All About Vaccines
This dynamic, live-action video will inform students about the vaccines. The program begins with an explanation of the human immune system and how it defends the body from pathogens that cause disease. Viewers will learn the...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Pandemics - a worrying global public health threat
Pandemics are one of the greatest existential threats facing humanity today. Over the last few centuries, we've seen outbreaks and epidemics kill millions of people. From plague in the 14th century to influenza in the 20th century,...
Physics Girl
Are planes safe during COVID?
How likely are you to get sick on an airplane? How safe are airplanes? The science of ventilation and bioaerosol research.
Healthcare Triage
Are Night Terrors Contagious? And Other Questions with Dr. Carroll
This week on the podcast, Aaron is talking about the flu, Idaho's extra-legal insurance experiment, and Medicaid work requirements. He's also going to answer a bunch of your questions, including finally knowing whether you can catch...
Next Animation Studio
Excess body weight can weaken efficacy of flu vaccine
Scientists have found that the flu vaccine is less effective for people with excess weight.
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Healthcare Triage
The Flu is Terrible!
This year's influenza is really bad. Hospitalizations are up, and health departments in 49 states report widespread flu. Apparently, if you don't want the flu, go to Hawaii. Just kidding. You can still get a flu shot, and you don't have...
Healthcare Triage
The 2017 Flu Killed 80,000 in the US. Get a Flu Shot!
Influenza killed 80,000 people last year in the United States. That is the highest number of deaths since the CDC started keeping records in the 1970s. Help protect yourself and those around you. Get a flu shot!
Next Animation Studio
Creating plant-based vaccines
Vaccine firm Medicago has successfully used a plant-based production method to create more than 10 million doses of an H1N1 VLP influenza vaccine candidate in one month, the US Department of Defense's DARPA lab announced on July 25.
Healthcare Triage
Get Your Flu Shot! It's Not About You, OK?
It's not too late to get a flu shot! You may have heard that the flu shot this year is "less effective" than in earlier years. That may not mean what you think it means. Less effective is a relative relationship, and in absolute terms,...
Next Animation Studio
China confirms H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Hunan province
China has confirmed the latest outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in Hunan province.
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FuseSchool
What Are Pathogens?
A pathogen is a microorganism that can cause disease. Pathogens may be viruses, bacteria, protists or fungi. Examples of bacteria infections are cholera, typhoid, food poisoning and gonorrhoea. Examples of viral infections are the flu...
Curated Video
Pandemic Lockdown of 1918
The Spanish Flu was one of the deadliest pandemics the world has ever seen – so how was one sleepy Colorado town able to escape unscathed?
Step Back History
How the Spanish Flu Killed More People than World War One
Each year we are flooded with large ad campaigns encouraging us to get our flu shots. Most of us probably wonder why. The flu doesn’t seem that bad, right? But then, every few years, a deadly bout of swine flu, or bird flu spreads...
After Skool
The Worst Pandemics in History - What Do They Teach Us?
Pandemics are disease epidemics that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents, or worldwide. A widespread endemic. Throughout history, there have been a number of pandemics of diseases such as smallpox and...
CBS
Cbs News: Flu Season Hitting Its Peak in 43 States
The flu appears to be taking the nation by storm even for those who received flu shots this year. Catch this story from the CBS News medical correspondent. [1:43]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science Behind the News: Influenza & Flu Vaccines
The biology of a flu virus, how it is spread, how it manifests itself in the human body, and how to protect oneself through vaccination and preventative practices are explained. [4:02]
AsapSCIENCE
Asap Science: Does Being Cold Make You Sick?
Can being cold give you a cold? Learn what is really happening in your body when you get chilled.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Influenza Prevention and Treatment: Flu Vaccine Efficacy
Find out just how useful the flu vaccine actually is at preventing the flu! Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy. These videos do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Influenza Pathology: When Flu Viruses Attack!
Learn how flu viruses get into and out of your cells using Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase proteins on their surface. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy. These videos do not provide medical advice...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Human Face of Big Data: Google Predicts the Flu
Until recently, the only way to detect a flu epidemic was by accumulating information submitted by doctors about patient visits. This process took about two weeks to reach the CDC - much too long to be effective. In an effort to improve...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Influenza Research
Why does the flu affect different people differently? We'll hear about new research into what makes the virus work.