TED Talks
TED: The tipping point I got wrong | Malcolm Gladwell
In his 2000 bestseller "The Tipping Point," Malcolm Gladwell told the story of why crime fell in New York City in the 1990s. Now, 25 years later, he's back with a confession and a mea culpa: "I was wrong," he says. He shares how his...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What is a coronavirus?
For almost a decade, scientists chased the source of a deadly new virus through China’s tallest mountains and most isolated caverns. They finally found it in the bats of Shitou Cave. The virus in question was a coronavirus that caused an...
SciShow
6 Mysterious Ancient Outbreaks
Epidemiologists are always trying to get one step ahead of the next big outbreak - and often the best clues we have come from outbreaks of the past. Chapters BUBONIC PLAGUE VICTIMS 0:25 THE GREAT DYING 17th Century 0:47 WAMPANOAG LAND...
Crash Course
Disease! Crash Course World History 203
In which John Green teaches you about disease, and the effects that disease has had in human history. Disease has been with man since the beginning, and it has shaped the way humans operate in a lot of ways. John will teach you about the...
Curated Video
Winter Woes: Understanding and Avoiding Seasonal Viruses
Discover how common winter illnesses like the cold, flu, and gastroenteritis spread and impact us during the colder months. Through expert insights and visual experiments, learn the nature of viruses, transmission methods, and practical...
JJ Medicine
Overview of Ebola
Overview of Ebola: Hemorrhagic fever, causes, pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment. Ebola is a disease caused by infection with the ebolavirus, which causes a significant hemorrhagic fever. In this lesson, we discuss some of...
Curated Video
US filmmaker tracks lives lost during pandemic
A 56-foot billboard called the Trump Death Clock was unveiled in Times Square in New York City on Friday.
Professor Dave Explains
Cholera Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139
What is cholera exactly? Believe it or not, this disease isn't gone, it's still an issue in various parts of the world. It's caused by Vibrio cholerae, and in particular two serotypes of this bacterium. Let's get some details!
Global Health with Greg Martin
Pandemics - a worrying global public health threat
Pandemics are one of the greatest existential threats facing humanity today. Over the last few centuries, we've seen outbreaks and epidemics kill millions of people. From plague in the 14th century to influenza in the 20th century,...
Weird History
The Sweating Plague Was Deadlier Than It Sounds
From 1485 through the latter part of the 16th century, a new plague – English "sweating sickness" – ravaged England and Europe, killing thousands of people. The fearsome disease had many names including, "Sudor Anglicus," "English...
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - Outbreak - Curbing the Tide of Meningitis
In March 2007, as a meningitis epidemic was raging in Burkina Faso, we filmed a poignant and revealing account of the devastating impact meningitis epidemics have on individuals, families, and communities. Meningitis is a deadly...
Professor Dave Explains
Cholera: Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139
What is cholera exactly? Believe it or not, this disease isn't gone, it's still an issue in various parts of the world. It's caused by Vibrio cholerae, and in particular two serotypes of this bacterium. Let's get some details!
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Destruction and Safety Measures
It explains destruction caused by cyclones and effective safety measures.
Next Animation Studio
Zika virus infection: WHO warns Zika virus outbreak likely to spread across Americas
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has been linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil, is likely to spread across the Americas with the exception of Canada and Chile, Reuters...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Outbreaks - investigation and control
Outbreak investigation and control are an important part of public health and global health work. Epidemic and outbreaks of infectious disease require a robust response that includes investigating the epidemiology, laboratory (or...
Curated Video
Epidemics
They’re diseases that affect people living in a single country or region – but what impact have historic epidemics had on US society?
Curated Video
Congo to vaccinate health workers, contacts amid ebola outbreak
New ReviewCongo has a stockpile of treatments and of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine, according to the World Health Organization
Curated Video
Measles outbreak kills 17 in Indonesia’s east java
New ReviewLocal officials say the campaign will continue until September 14, as health experts warn measles can be fatal if left untreated.
Curated Video
Coronavirus: Is the EU prepared for an outbreak?
European health authorities should be ready to tackle the coronavirus should it reach the Old Continent, the head of a top health agency told Euronews on Tuesday, as the number of fatalities rose in China. Six people are now known to...
Curated Video
Coronavirus: How is the EU preparing for an outbreak. and why screening may be futile
European health authorities should be ready to tackle the coronavirus should it reach the Old Continent, the head of a top health agency told Euronews on Tuesday, as the number of fatalities rose in China. Nine people are now known to...
Curated Video
Coronavirus: How is the EU preparing for an outbreak, and why screening may be futile
European health authorities should be ready to tackle the coronavirus should it reach the Old Continent, the head of a top health agency told Euronews on Tuesday, as the number of fatalities rose in China. Nine people are now known to...
Curated Video
Monkeypox: How you can protect yourself from the virus and what to do if you have symptoms
The risk of monkeypox to the general population remains low but it’s important to know how you can protect yourself from the virus.
Curated Video
Amid the ongoing opioid crisis, America’s first safe injection site has just opened in New York
The centre has become a political flashpoint in the US with some Republican senators accusing President Biden of wanting to finance "crack pipes".
Curated Video
Time to prepare for COVID-19's second wave: B.C.'s top doctor
B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says a second surge of COVID-19 cases is inevitable. Brenda Coleman, an epidemiologist at the University of Toronto, says we can learn from the history of pandemics.