FuseSchool
Bacterial Disease
Did you know that it wasn’t until around 200 years ago that people knew what caused infectious diseases? Before that, they believed that one cause was ‘bad air’, and so they carried around bunches of sweet-smelling flowers to sweeten the...
Ancient Lights Media
How do vaccines work?
Understanding Vaccines - Viruses/Immunity Set - Part 4. This clips examines how vaccines are made and how they are able to produce immunity to infectious diseases.
Cerebellum
The Human Body Major Systems & Organs - The Immune System And Lymphatic System
The human body is a wondrously complex machine made of flesh, bone, muscles, organs, blood vessels and highly specialized systems that function together to sustain life. This fascinating third part of The Human Body series examines the...
FuseSchool
Fungal Diseases
Imagine a world without bananas! It’s a real possibility… a fungal disease is attacking and killing banana trees, and as yet we haven’t found a cure.
FuseSchool
Antibiotics
Antibiotics… one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century. You’ve probably taken them at some point during your life… maybe for a throat or ear infection? About 20 doses of antibiotics are prescribed per 1,000 people every day...
Professor Dave Explains
Ebola Virus (EVD)
We've probably all heard about the Ebola outbreak in Africa around 2014, and know that it's quite a terrifying pathogen. But what does it do exactly? Let's go through the basics!
Professor Dave Explains
Food Poisoning Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli
We've all gotten food poisoning before, and it's terrible. So what causes it? Just a little bit of bacteria called E. coli, that's all. Let's check them out!
Mazz Media
Biological Vectors
REAL WORLD SCIENCE: Biological Vectors and Infectious Diseases Using incredible videography, photos, animation and graphics, this information-packed video introduces students to biological vectors. Viewers will learn that biological...
Professor Dave Explains
Types of Immune Cells Part 1: Immune Cell Function
Ok, we are ready to investigate the immune system! So where do we start? Rather than starting on the big objects, like the organs in the lymphatic system, the best way to dive in is to briefly discuss the different types of cells that...
Next Animation Studio
Deadly brain-eating amoeba infection confirmed in Florida
Health officials in Florida issued a warning after a person was infected by a rare brain-eating amoeba.
FuseSchool
The Immune System
The main role of the immune system is to prevent disease caused by infection. Infections can be caused by a wide variety of pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, parasites (such as malaria) and viruses (such as influenza and the common...
Science360
Tool Transforms Flat Materials Into 3-D Shapes-NSF Science Now 45
In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we tested out a computational design tool that transforms flat materials into 3-D shapes, a virtual reality environment that is helping autistic teens learn to drive, a new novel underwater...
Visual Learning Systems
Prokaryotes: Bacteria in Action
Bacteria are the most abundant living things on the planet. In fact there are more bacteria in your mouth than there are vertebrates on the planet. This fascinating series of videos explores the wide-ranging forms and characteristics of...
Science Buddies
Program Your Own COVID-19 Simulator with Scratch
Do you keep hearing phrases like "social distancing" and "flatten the curve" in the news? What do they mean? Why are they important? In this activity, you will use the kid-friendly programming language Scratch to write a simulation that...
Cerebellum
The Human Body Major Systems & Organs - Respiratory System
The human body is a wondrously complex machine made of flesh, bone, muscles, organs, blood vessels and highly specialized systems that function together to sustain life. This fascinating third part of The Human Body series examines the...
Curated Video
Health officials concerned with the uptick in bird flu cases
Health officials are sounding the alarm as new cases of bird flu are now popping up in humans and commercial dairy farms. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
How video games are used in the classroom
In some classrooms, video games are helping students stay engaged and learn about history, science, math and more. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting tour hospital in Nottinghamshire
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting tour an NHS hospital in Nottinghamshire, where they saw a theatre used for common orthopaedic surgery.
Theatres in nearby Yorkshire are set for refurbishment to...
Press Association
Huge vaccine centre launched to bolster UK’s pandemic preparedness
A state-of-the-art vaccine research facility, where scientists will work to ensure future pandemics are stopped in their tracks and do not cause the same disruption to everyday life as Covid-19, has been unveiled by the Government.
Press Association
Coronavirus: The confirmed cases around the world
As the UK confirmed its third coronavirus case, we take a look at the confirmed cases and deaths from the disease around the world.
Press Association
Exterior shots of St Thomas' Hospital in London
GVs of St Thomas' Hospital in London, where a patient with the third confirmed case of coronavirus is being treated.
He is thought to have been diagnosed in Brighton and was transferred to London, where there is an infectious disease...
Press Association
Coronavirus in numbers: UK hospital death toll rises to 20,319
A total of 20,319 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Friday, the Department of Health said, up by 813 from 19,506 the day before.
Press Association
Coronavirus in numbers: UK hospital death toll rises to 21,678
A total of 21,678 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Monday.
Press Association
Coronavirus in numbers: UK hospital death toll rises to 26,097
A total of 26,097 patients had died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Tuesday.