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5 things worth knowing about the risks of Ebola

A Public Health perspective on getting the risks and dangers of the Ebola virus in perspective. Ebola is a serious infectious disease, and should never be taken lightly. Yet it's easy for lack of understanding of this virus to give way to fear, when what we really need to tackle it is knowledge. A

What are viruses

Viruses do not have their own cells and metabolism. Moreover, they cannot reproduce without external help. Therefore, strictly speaking, they are not living beings. How do viruses reproduce? Author: 3sat nano/ rocket film/Titus Gust/Konstantin Fuchs Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to

What helps against viruses

Vaccination can help against viruses. In an active vaccination, parts of the viruses are injected. In passive vaccination, antibodies obtained in the laboratory are injected. Author: 3sat nano/ Raketenfilm/Titus Gust/Konstantin Fuchs Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos:

Zika Virus explained simply

This video is from 2016 Summer Olympics 2016 and Zika? On February 8th, 2016, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern regarding Zika virus. Three to four million infections are possibly forecasted in the Americas over the next 12 months, but what i

What makes RNA viruses so dangerous?

The coronavirus is an RNA virus. An RNA is chemically more susceptible than a DNA. Errors occur more frequently during copying, and the virus mutates. Our immune system reacts slowly to it, vaccine development is more difficult. Author: 3sat/nano/Docstation/Johan von Mirbach/Anna Grün/Riccardo Gies

Just How Fast Does A Virus Spread?

How fast does an infection spread through the human body? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin Life Noggin Team: Director/Voice: http://lifenogg.in/patgraziosi Executive Producer: https://www.youtube.com/IanDokie Director of Marketing: http://lifenogg.in/JaredOban Animation

What are viruses and how do they attack?

There are probably 100 million different types of viruses. Their attacks always follow the same pattern. The viruses attach to a cell, transfer their genetic material and force the host cells to produce new viruses. Author: 3sat/nano/Docstation/Johan von Mirbach/Anna Grün/Riccardo Giese/Nico Schleg