Professor Dave Explains
Measles (Genus Morbillivirus)
If you're above a certain age, you've heard of the measles. This is a particularly nasty viral infection that used to be incredibly common, though is now largely eradicated thanks to vaccinations. Although, anti-vaccine sentiment has...
Healthcare Triage
Contagious Infections, Free Birth Control, and Unregulated Supplements: HCT News
How infectious is that virus? How good is free birth control? How much should you worry about supplements? Watch and learn!
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Viruses: The Science Behind Human Infections
The video is an informative piece about viruses and their impact on living things, specifically humans. It explains what a virus is, how it reproduces and infects cells, and the sheer number of viruses that can exist in a single drop of...
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...
Weird History
The Most Destructive Pandemics In History
The world is swarming with deadly pandemics, epidemics, diseases, and the history of humanity can certainly attest to this fact. There have been many instances spanning our existence of historic epidemics that threatened humanity.
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.
Curated Video
CDC sends team to Chicago for measles outbreak tied to migrant center
Five cases have been reported in Chicago, four of them coming from a shelter housing recent migrants to the U.S.
Curated Video
Health officials urge measles vaccinations as cases continue to rise
At least 95% of a population must be vaccinated in order to meet "herd immunity" for measles, experts note.
Curated Video
On Thursday, CDC Director Tom Frieden spoke with reporters in Atlanta about the recent measles outbreak in the United States. (Feb. 5)
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On Thursday, CDC Director Tom Frieden spoke with reporters in Atlanta about the recent measles outbreak in the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there have...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Sudan facing measles outbreak with 2,500 cases nationwide
CLEAN : Sudan facing measles outbreak with 2,500 cases nationwide
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Ostrow Tumski by Odra river in Wroclaw, Poland
Ostrow Tumski by Odra river in Wroclaw, Poland
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Ostrow Tumski by Odra river in Wroclaw, Poland
Ostrow Tumski by Odra river in Wroclaw, Poland
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Ostrow Tumski by Odra river in Wroclaw, Poland
Ostrow Tumski by Odra river in Wroclaw, Poland
Curated Video
Ship under quarantine for measles docks in Curacao
A ship which was under quarantine in St. Lucia earlier this week to prevent a measles outbreak, returned to its home port of Curacao early Saturday.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : FILE: DR Congo declares end to deadly measles epidemic
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declares the end of a 25-month outbreak of measles that claimed the lives of more than 7,000 children aged under five (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
Bitter feuding over a possible link between vaccines and autism won't go away despite a strong rejection of that theory by a special federal court
HEADLINE: Court finds vaccines don't cause autism
CAPTION: Bitter feuding over a possible link between vaccines and autism won't go away despite a strong rejection of that theory by a special federal court. (Feb. 12)
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Curated Video
Measles Found To Leave Children's Immune Systems Vulnerable
A new study found kids who recovered from measles lost antibodies that could help them fight off other illnesses.
Sky News
Children in Sa'ada hospital in Yemen
CLEAN: Interior interview with Dr Najla Al-Sonboli, Head of Paediatrics at Sa'ada hospital about children coming to the hospital with illnesses such as Meningitis, whooping cough, and malaria and shots of children in hospital on December...
Curated Video
Samoa To Shut Down Government To Help With Measles Outbreak
More than 3,700 cases of measles have been reported in Samoa, according to government data released Monday.
Bloomberg
Why There's Been a Global Resurgence of Measles
Jan.13 -- Dr. William Moss, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses the resurgence of measles outbreaks with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Markets." The Bloomberg School of Public Health is...
Curated Video
Hundreds Of Kids Without Vaccinations Kept Home From School In Seattle
Hundreds of Seattle Public Schools students were not allowed to return to class without proof they have received the measles vaccine.
Curated Video
Vaccine skeptics protest bill removing exemptions
Amid a measles outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people in the Pacific Northwest, Washington lawmakers heard testimony Friday on a bill that would remove parents' ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption to opt their...