Science for Kids
Science Kids: Human Body Videos: Immune System
Watch as antibodies in the blood stream prevent pathogens from attaching to healthy red blood cells, and mark them for destruction by macrophages. (Length: 53 sec.)
Curated OER
Kids Health: Immune Cells
Check out this entertaining and informative animation. The animation specifically shows the series of steps that must take place for immune cells to deal with a cold virus. The movie does mistakenly call a virus a cell, but otherwise is...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Professional Apc and Mhc Ii Complexes
An explanation of the function of APC and MHC class II cells. [11:33]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Types of Immune Responses
Immune responses including innate, adoptive, humoral and cell-mediated. [8:07]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Review of B Cells, Cd4+ T Cells and Cd8+ T Cells
A summary of all the major players in the specific immune system. [11:07]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Pathogens: Lesson 1
This lesson will give an overview of the body's three lines of defense against a pathogen. It is 1 of 6 in the series titled "Pathogens."
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Immune System
Paul Andersen explains how your body protects itself from invading viruses and bacteria. He starts by describing the nonspecific immune responses of skin and inflammation. He then explains how we use antibodies to disrupt the function of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Innate Immunity
Learn about the human body's second line of defense against pathogens, innate immunity. [5:24]
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #24: Micro Biology
It's all about the SUPER TINY in this episode of Crash Course: History of Science. In it, Hank Green talks about germ theory, John Snow (the other one), pasteurization, and why following our senses isn't always the worst idea. [12:11]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Viral Replication: Lytic vs Lysogenic
This video describes how viruses replicate in cells. [5:10]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Understanding the Ebola Virus Outbreak
A description of where and how the Ebola virus originated in western Africa in 2014 and how it spread.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: R Nought and Vaccine Coverage
An explanation of how a vaccine can lower the R Nought.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Understanding R Nought
An understanding and explanation of R nought and the spread of diseases.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Mapping Emerging Diseases
Researchers have mapped out likely 'hot spots' for the development of emerging infectious diseases. We'll talk about the threat of outbreaks of diseases such as SARS and Ebola, and whether outbreaks of emerging diseases are on the rise.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Surf's Up for Pathogenic Viruses and Bacteria, Too
A gulp of seawater can expose swimmers to pathogens like norovirus, salmonella, and adenovirus.