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Biological Vectors and Infectious Diseases
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...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Signs & Symptoms (ex. Fatigue), Diagnosis, Treatment
Vitamin D Deficiency (Part 2) | Hyperparathyroidism, Clinical Features (ex. Osteoporosis), Diagnosis, Treatment This is part 2 in a series on Vitamin D deficiency. In this lesson, we continue with our discussion on Vitamin D deficiency,...
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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...
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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.
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Wastewater shows high levels of COVID-19 as provinces prep for fall vaccine rollout
New ReviewAs COVID-19 levels start to rise in parts of Canada, experts say updated vaccines are a good match against the circulating XFG variant, especially for older Canadians and people with underlying medical conditions.
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Expert says vaccine policies in Florida impact the US since viruses can cross state borders
New ReviewCandice De Matteis, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease, spoke with Scripps News about the broader implications of removing vaccine mandates.
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China tightens restrictions on travel as coronavirus spreads
China has tightened restrictions on travel for at least three more cities as the new coronavirus appears in more locations.
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Airport screening ineffective against coronavirus
As a coronavirus spreads from China, Canadian airports will not be checking passengers’ temperature to identify sick travellers after the method was deemed ineffective in containing the SARS outbreak. Airports and hospitals will be...
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Should Canadians be worried about the coronavirus?
With the first confirmed case in North America, our panel of doctors discuss whether Canadians should be worried about the new coronavirus and what they should be doing to protect themselves.
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Wuhan quarantined as global response to coronavirus prepared
The Chinese city where the new coronavirus started, Wuhan, has been put under quarantine while health officials are preparing a global response.
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Flu complications kill 2 Manitoba young people
Flu season is hitting young people especially hard with two people from Manitoba dying from complications from the illness in recent weeks.
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Pneumonia among most dangerous flu complications
With flu season in full swing, doctors say pneumonia is one of the most common and dangerous complications from the flu.
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Fauci: We Won't Get Herd Immunity in May, If Only Half of Population Gets Vaccinated
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses what needs to happen next as the U.S. faces a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases.
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Doctors call out Canada's 'potentially harmful' funding of homeopaths to Honduras
$350,000 in Canadian foreign aid money is being used to send homeopaths to Honduras, a country struggling with infectious diseases. That's angered many Canadian doctors. In fact, it has some calling this Honduras mission unethical, and...
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Gaza health crisis: Israel’s war fuels spread of diseases
Israel's war on Gaza has left the strip's healthcare system in ruins
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‘Sickest child I had ever seen’: Canadian doctor recounts hunger in Gaza
Around one million cases of infectious diseases are in Gaza - the medical situation in the Strip is described as “extremely catastrophic”
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Israel bombs south Gaza: Air strikes on civilian areas intensify
Israel is expanding its bombing of Gaza, with dozens more Palestinians killed in strikes across the Strip.
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CDC Expands Surveillance at Major Airports
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it will expand its infectious disease surveillance programs at major airports around the country.
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Avian flu outbreak prompts concerns virus could spread to humans
As the world's worst-ever outbreak of bird flu wipes out flocks of domestic poultry and kills wild birds across Canada, some doctors are concerned the virus could make humans sick.
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'Explosive' avian flu surge hits global bird populations
Global bird populations are being ravaged by a deadly strain of avian flu, wiping out flocks of domestic poultry and killing wild birds. Some researchers warn the virus could eventually evolve to better infect humans and potentially...
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Canadians volunteer to get sick to test whooping cough vaccine
An exclusive inside look at a lab where Canadians are getting sick on purpose to test a new vaccine for whooping cough.
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Canadians sign up to get sick with whooping cough for scientific study
An exclusive inside look at a lab where Canadians are getting sick on purpose to help scientists study whooping cough infections — and one day develop a new vaccine.
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These friends signed up to catch whooping cough and live in isolation
An exclusive look at a lab where Canadians are getting sick on purpose to help scientists study whooping cough — and one day develop a new vaccine.
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Climate change has 'massive' impact on health, expert says
From the challenge of growing food in a hotter climate to increasing air pollution, the health impacts of climate change will be felt around the world, says Canadian respirologist Dr. Samir Gupta.