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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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![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 […] -
![Developed by Dr Tristan Clark, an associate professor in infectious diseases at the University of Southampton and colleagues at the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, the ‘point-of-care’ testing strategy can be carried out in hospital emergency departments […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/shutterstock_235651195-115x115.jpg "Researchers develop novel flu test to speed up respiratory treatment")
Researchers develop novel flu test to speed up respiratory treatment
Posted on April 7, 2017 | No CommentsDeveloped by Dr Tristan Clark, an associate professor in infectious diseases at the University of Southampton and colleagues at the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, the ‘point-of-care’ testing strategy can be carried out in hospital emergency departments […] -
![In battles between germs, the opening shot is often an injection. A virus, intent on infecting a microbe, punctures the cell’s protective wall and inserts its own genetic code. New research from The Rockefeller University reveals how […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shutterstock_507699427-115x115.jpg "For microbes fighting viruses, a fast response means a better defense")
For microbes fighting viruses, a fast response means a better defense
Posted on March 30, 2017 | No CommentsIn battles between germs, the opening shot is often an injection. A virus, intent on infecting a microbe, punctures the cell’s protective wall and inserts its own genetic code. New research from The Rockefeller University reveals how […] -
![While the Trump administration is proposing significantly increased military spending to enhance our national security, it seems to have lost sight of the greatest national security threat of all: our fight against infectious disease. We already spend […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/US_health-care-115x115.jpg "The real threat to National Security: Deadly disease")
The real threat to National Security: Deadly disease
Posted on March 27, 2017 | No CommentsWhile the Trump administration is proposing significantly increased military spending to enhance our national security, it seems to have lost sight of the greatest national security threat of all: our fight against infectious disease. We already spend […] -
![It is cold and flu season so many of us are currently under the weather with a virus. But what exactly is a virus? And are they even alive? Outside a host cell, these weird microscopic particles, […]](https://id-ea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shutterstock_535482538-115x115.jpg "Want to eradicate viruses? They made us who we are")
Want to eradicate viruses? They made us who we are
Posted on March 3, 2017 | No CommentsIt is cold and flu season so many of us are currently under the weather with a virus. But what exactly is a virus? And are they even alive? Outside a host cell, these weird microscopic particles, […]