In this video, we discuss the mechanism and clinical presentation of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

What is tuberculosis? Just like the rest of these diseases, it's caused by a bacterium, specifically Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This one is tricky because there are strains that are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, so...

Now we know about a wide variety of bacteria, as well as precisely how they can harm us. So how do they get spread around? How do communicable diseases get from host to host? Let's learn all about this process now.

A deadly fungus known as Candida auris has been spreading through nursing homes and hospitals across the United States and in five cases has proven entirely resistant to all existing antifungal medication.

Hepatitis A (Viral Hepatitis) | Virus, Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment



Hepatitis A is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis A virus, which is an RNA virus from the picornaviridae...

This video discusses three major conditions that come under Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and their treatments. The first condition discussed is Coronary Heart Disease, which is caused when fatty material builds up inside coronary...

When our body sustains a wound, new cells are formed near the edges of the injury and then move down to the base of the wound. Once these cells have migrated to the center of the wound, they connect with other cells nearby. Once this...

Lesson on molluscum contagiosum (“the skin condition with a belly button”). Molluscum contagiosum is a very common skin condition that typically affects children. The molluscum contagiosum virus leads to the development of papules that...

REAL WORLD SCIENCE: Biological Vectors and Infectious Diseases
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Using incredible videography, photos, animation and graphics, this information-packed video introduces students to biological vectors. Viewers will...

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...

In the 19th century, physicians argued that Victorian hospitals offered modern, scientific care. But in Vienna, one doctor realized physicians were inadvertently ending the lives of their patients. That's because 19th-century medical...

This video provides an overview of acupuncture as an alternative treatment method. The video discusses the origins of acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine and its belief in the flow of energy called Chi along pathways called...

Today, we need to talk about one of the largest medical disasters in recent history that we almost never talk about. Let's talk about the people who thought they would die, had the state do nothing, and fought like hell to demand their...

So we know that there are unbelievable numbers of bacteria inside of us, and some of them are good. So what about the bad ones? What do those do? How do they harm us, exactly? What defenses do we have against them? Let's take a look!

Scientists have developed a therapeutic vaccine for HIV which has the potential to create a functional cure for the disease. Here's how it works

In this video, we will differentiate the three classes of skin burns: first, second, and third

Most of us know about anthrax either because of the terrorism involving sending anthrax in the mail, or because of the metal band by the same name. But let's get a closer look at the actual bacterium, Bacillus anthracis.

In this video, young people learn about the different types of sexually transmitted infections and how they are transmitted.

Last week I talked about IUDs. But there are still a number of myths and misperceptions about them. I covered some of them in my last book, "Don't Put That in There, and 69 other sex myths debunked". But all of you didn't buy the book....

Noroviruses are a group of viruses better known as winter vomiting disease. Infection with these viruses affects the stomach, causing gastroenteritis. Noroviruses are found in the stool or vomit of infected people and transmitted...

The video provides an explanation of how the immune system works to defend the body against infection from pathogens, using white blood cells. It focuses on two types of white blood cells, phagocytes and lymphocytes, describing their...

This video is a lecture presentation on communicable and non-communicable diseases. The presenter defines what a disease is and explains the difference between communicable and non-communicable diseases. The video also discusses the...

It describes communicable and non-communicable; acute and chronic; congenital and acquired; and endemic, epidemic and pandemic diseases.

n this episode of On Location, Coyote demonstrates some snake bite first-aid! Hopefully you’ll never need to use it! *Coyote's demonstration of his snake bite first aid is solely his opinion and should not be considered an official...