Instructional Video13:51
SciShow

Around The World In 7 Diseases

12th - Higher Ed
Have you ever wondered about what stops a disease from going global? Well pack your bags, because we're taking a world tour to visit seven of the most regional diseases out there, from Guinea worm to an Australian form of rabies, to...
Instructional Video7:41
PBS

Did An Ancient Pathogen Reshape Our Cells?

12th - Higher Ed
There is one - and only one - group of mammals that doesn’t have alpha-gal: the catarrhine primates, which are the monkeys of Africa and Asia, the apes, and us.
Instructional Video4:02
SciShow

We Can Cure Ebola! (Mostly—Which Is Better Than Rarely) | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
We’ve made a lot of progress recently in curing two deadly diseases that have been difficult to treat!
Instructional Video5:19
SciShow

The Last Major Smallpox Outbreak in America

12th - Higher Ed
Luckily, we live in a time where we don't have to worry about smallpox anymore. It's a horrible disease, but through smart vaccination techniques, we took it from killing millions worldwide, to being eradicated from the planet!
Instructional Video15:46
SciShow

The Truth Behind Monkeypox

12th - Higher Ed
Is Monkeypox truly as dangerous as the media says? The current human monkeypox outbreak has left many feeling uneasy about the potential of another pandemic. Whether it's fact or fiction, we'll show you what we know about Monkeypox in...
Instructional Video5:27
SciShow

The Real Story of John Snow

12th - Higher Ed
While you might hear the name John Snow and think of dragons and unfruitful endings. There was a real life physician whose efforts saved lives and built the foundation for modern epidemiology.
Instructional Video31:00
SciShow

Mountain Pine Beetle Update: SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow welcomes back Diana Six to talk to us about current news on the Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak. Then, Jessi Knudsen Castañeda stops by and brings a familiar friend whose anatomy may help scientists develop better hypodermic needles.
Instructional Video4:20
SciShow

New York City's Microbiome

12th - Higher Ed
You might guess that big city subways would be filled with all sorts of nasty pathogens just waiting to infect the nearest unsuspecting human, but science doesn’t back this up at all.
Instructional Video6:05
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The epidemics that almost happened | George Zaidan

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In 2013, an Ebola outbreak began in Guinea. The country had no formal response system and the outbreak became the largest Ebola epidemic in recorded history. Guinea then completely overhauled their response system, and were able to...
News Clip4:40
PBS

At Greek Refugee Camp, There Are Few Defenses Against Covid-19 Threat

12th - Higher Ed
Human rights activists and medical nonprofits are calling on the Greek government to evacuate overcrowded refugee camps on islands in the Aegean Sea, where an outbreak of COVID-19 would likely cause humanitarian catastrophe. Concerns are...
Instructional Video10:50
Crash Course

What Is Outbreak Culture? Crash Course Outbreak Science

12th - Higher Ed
When we think of how we respond to outbreaks, we often think of physical things like vaccines or medicines, but there is another factor that is just as critical to understand: culture! Culture determines how we collaborate and use the...
Instructional Video11:02
Crash Course

How Does Disease Move? Crash Course Geography

12th - Higher Ed
From outbreaks of measles in the United States and cholera in Haiti to patterns of lead poisoning near gold mines in Nigeria, medical geographers play an important role in tracking disease in the landscape. Today, we're going to look at...
Instructional Video10:53
Crash Course

How Do We Know We're Sick? Crash Course Outbreak Science

12th - Higher Ed
Sometimes, diagnosing patients is pretty easy, but other times... not so much. Luckily, in a medical setting we have tools that can help us figure out what's wrong with patients, and how to help them. In this episode of Crash Course...
Instructional Video12:37
SciShow

5 Times People Gave Animals Diseases | Reverse Zoonotics

12th - Higher Ed
Usually when we think about animals and disease, we think about illnesses that they transmit to us - like swine flu or Lyme disease. But illness is often a two-way street, and while animals can pass pathogens to us, we can also pass our...
Instructional Video28:29
TED Talks

TED: Is the pandemic actually over? It's complicated | Anthony Fauci

12th - Higher Ed
Be spreaders of facts and truths, says scientist and immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci. Having advised seven US presidents on various disease outbreaks including COVID-19, he shares insights on the present and future of pandemics, backed up...
Instructional Video10:38
Crash Course

How Does Public Health Tackle Outbreaks? Crash Course Outbreak Science

12th - Higher Ed
Public health activities are all the ways society coordinates to deliver better health to people. That may sound super broad, and it is, so in this episode of Crash Course Outbreak Science, we'll take a look at public health works to...
Instructional Video11:40
Crash Course

How Can Cooperation End an Outbreak? Crash Course Outbreak Science

12th - Higher Ed
In 1959, the WHO set out to eradicate smallpox, an ambitious goal that was achieved by 1980. But this goal wouldn't have been possible without coordination on all levels of society. In this episode of Crash Course Outbreak Science, we'll...
Instructional Video10:50
SciShow

6 Diseases That Have Shaped Human History

12th - Higher Ed
Infectious diseases have had some pretty major impacts on human history… and that’s putting it mildly. Here are 6 diseases that shaped human history
Instructional Video8:34
SciShow

What We Know About the New Coronavirus January 2020

12th - Higher Ed
The WHO has declared the new coronavirus a global public health emergency—but that doesn't mean you should panic.
Instructional Video4:13
SciShow

Female Viagra' & New Insights Into Narcolepsy

12th - Higher Ed
Recent research has offered some new insights into our biochemistry -- from a proposed drug for sexual arousal to a possible link between the flu and narcolepsy.
Instructional Video14:12
SciShow

5 Sci-Fi Futures We Actually Have to Worry About

12th - Higher Ed
5 Sci-Fi Futures We Actually Have to Worry About
Instructional Video4:26
SciShow

Coming Soon: 12 Billion People on Earth

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow News explains the science behind the latest virus outbreak in the U.S., and examines surprising new predictions about the future of the world’s human population.
Instructional Video5:23
SciShow

3 Things We Can Do to Stop Ebola

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow News explains the science behind the latest efforts to stop the spread of ebola: including airport screenings, treatments for patients, and developments in the search for a vaccine.
Instructional Video15:10
TED Talks

TED: A secret weapon against Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases | Nina Fedoroff

12th - Higher Ed
Where did Zika come from, and what can we do about it? Molecular biologist Nina Fedoroff takes us around the world to understand Zika's origins and how it spread, proposing a controversial way to stop the virus -- and other deadly...