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![Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, also rendered Penn & Teller: B.S.!, Bullsh*t!, Bulls***!, or Bull!, is an American documentary television series that has aired since 2003 on the premium cable channel Showtime. In Canada, the series airs on […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/PennTeller-36x36.png "Penn & Teller de-construct the anti-vaccination movement")
Penn & Teller de-construct the anti-vaccination movement
Posted on November 1, 2016 | No Comments -
How Pandemics Spread: Introduction to Infectious Diseases
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![When you get the flu, viruses turn your cells into tiny factories that help spread the disease. In this animation, NPR’s Robert Krulwich and medical animator David Bolinsky explain how a flu virus can trick a single […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FLU-36x36.jpg "Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body")
Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body
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![The first part explores how centuries of scientific and religious dogma were overturned by the earliest discoveries of the existence of cells, and how scientists came to realise that there was, literally, more to life than meets […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cell-36x36.jpg "BBC The Cell The Hidden Kingdom – Documentary")
BBC The Cell The Hidden Kingdom – Documentary
Posted on August 26, 2016 | No Comments -
![This video, created by Nucleus Medical Media, shows the function of white blood cells in normal immunity. It also portrays how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects the immune system and causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Common […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/HIV-36x36.jpg "Medical Animation: HIV and AIDS")
Medical Animation: HIV and AIDS
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Influenza animation – flu virus mechanism
Posted on August 26, 2016 | No Comments
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infection Archive
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![American researchers have developed a platform that can deliver single-dose vaccines, which fully protect against emerging infectious diseases such as Zika, Ebola and Lassa fever. The technology developed by GeoVax, an Atlanta-based clinical-stage biotechnology company, was presented […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/shutterstock_326054108-115x115.jpg "Platform developed to deliver effective single-dose vaccines for multiple viruses")
Platform developed to deliver effective single-dose vaccines for multiple viruses
Posted on June 14, 2018 | No CommentsAmerican researchers have developed a platform that can deliver single-dose vaccines, which fully protect against emerging infectious diseases such as Zika, Ebola and Lassa fever. The technology developed by GeoVax, an Atlanta-based clinical-stage biotechnology company, was presented […] -
![Poor hygiene, animals or insects carrying disease and risky sexual behaviour are among the distinct kinds of disgust that can help us to avoid disease and infection, according to new research published in a special issue of […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/rotten-apple-115x115.jpg "Six common types of disgust that protect us from disease revealed for the first time")
Six common types of disgust that protect us from disease revealed for the first time
Posted on June 11, 2018 | No CommentsPoor hygiene, animals or insects carrying disease and risky sexual behaviour are among the distinct kinds of disgust that can help us to avoid disease and infection, according to new research published in a special issue of […] -
![New research in mice suggests that chronic infection with intestinal worms indirectly reduces the number of cells in lymph nodes near the skin, inhibiting the immune system’s response to the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine for tuberculosis. Xiaogang […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Mycobacterium_tuberculosis_Bacteria-115x115.jpg "How intestinal worms hinder tuberculosis vaccination")
How intestinal worms hinder tuberculosis vaccination
Posted on May 18, 2018 | No CommentsNew research in mice suggests that chronic infection with intestinal worms indirectly reduces the number of cells in lymph nodes near the skin, inhibiting the immune system’s response to the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine for tuberculosis. Xiaogang […] -
![People showing virtually no symptoms are likely the primary source of dengue fever, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens. Nearly 400 million people each year are infected with dengue virus, which is transmitted through mosquitoes. […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Dengue_Mosquito-115x115.jpg "Dengue virus transmission dominated by those with undetected infection, study finds")
Dengue virus transmission dominated by those with undetected infection, study finds
Posted on May 9, 2018 | No CommentsPeople showing virtually no symptoms are likely the primary source of dengue fever, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens. Nearly 400 million people each year are infected with dengue virus, which is transmitted through mosquitoes. […] -
![Finding opens door to studying Ebola inhibitors in any lab without needing extreme safety precautions. University of Alberta researchers have found the Ebola polymerase (enzyme), which may lead to more effective research and better treatments for the […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Universty-of-Alberta-research-115x115.jpg "Discovery fills gap in search for better treatments for Ebola, other viruses")
Discovery fills gap in search for better treatments for Ebola, other viruses
Posted on March 8, 2018 | No CommentsFinding opens door to studying Ebola inhibitors in any lab without needing extreme safety precautions. University of Alberta researchers have found the Ebola polymerase (enzyme), which may lead to more effective research and better treatments for the […] -
![A person is more likely to get infected by HIV through anal intercourse than vaginal, but no one knows quite why. A new study by scientists at the Gladstone Institutes shows that infection sites could affect the […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/shutterstock_273206465-115x115.jpg "Infection site affects how a virus spreads through the body")
Infection site affects how a virus spreads through the body
Posted on February 22, 2018 | No CommentsA person is more likely to get infected by HIV through anal intercourse than vaginal, but no one knows quite why. A new study by scientists at the Gladstone Institutes shows that infection sites could affect the […] -
![An antiviral drug that inhibits a virus’ replication machinery selectively targets the most-aggressive viruses, according to new research that looked at the infection of individual cells by a virus and the consequence of antiviral intervention. This new […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/PennState-115x115.jpg "Survival of the least-fit: antiviral drug selectively targets the nastiest viruses")
Survival of the least-fit: antiviral drug selectively targets the nastiest viruses
Posted on November 16, 2017 | No CommentsAn antiviral drug that inhibits a virus’ replication machinery selectively targets the most-aggressive viruses, according to new research that looked at the infection of individual cells by a virus and the consequence of antiviral intervention. This new […] -
![A team of scientists has discovered new insights into the mechanisms of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, as well as two antibodies that block the virus’ entry into cells. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/shutterstock_359138009-115x115.jpg "New insights into herpes virus could inform vaccine development")
New insights into herpes virus could inform vaccine development
Posted on October 23, 2017 | No CommentsA team of scientists has discovered new insights into the mechanisms of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, as well as two antibodies that block the virus’ entry into cells. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy […] -
![Ear infections in young children have declined over the past decade since pneumococcal conjugate vaccines were introduced, and though infections from Streptococcus pneumoniae—the main cause of such infections—have dropped, other pathogens have stepped in as the main […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Streptococcus_pneumoniae-115x115.jpg "Study: Ear infection profile shows change after pneumococcal vaccine introduction")
Study: Ear infection profile shows change after pneumococcal vaccine introduction
Posted on August 11, 2017 | No CommentsEar infections in young children have declined over the past decade since pneumococcal conjugate vaccines were introduced, and though infections from Streptococcus pneumoniae—the main cause of such infections—have dropped, other pathogens have stepped in as the main […] -
![Antibiotics used to treat a variety of common bacterial infections are becoming more difficult to access, mostly because the drugs are less profitable for manufacturers to produce and market. Writing in a commentary in Clinical Microbiology and […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/antibiotics-115x115.jpg "Market pressures and inadequate production are hampering access to essential antibiotics")
Market pressures and inadequate production are hampering access to essential antibiotics
Posted on May 16, 2017 | No CommentsAntibiotics used to treat a variety of common bacterial infections are becoming more difficult to access, mostly because the drugs are less profitable for manufacturers to produce and market. Writing in a commentary in Clinical Microbiology and […]