Humans vs. Viruses

Humans vs. Viruses

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How we conquered the deadly smallpox virus - Simona Zompi

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How we conquered the deadly smallpox virus - Simona Zompi

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Humans vs. Viruses

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  1. 1 How we conquered the deadly smallpox virus - Simona Zompi
  2. 2 Cell vs. virus: A battle for health - Shannon Stiles
  3. 3 How stress affects your body - Sharon Horesh Bergquist
  4. 4 Which is better: Soap or hand sanitizer? - Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson
  5. 5 When is a pandemic over?
  6. 6 How does your immune system work? - Emma Bryce
  7. 7 The surprising reason you feel awful when you're sick - Marco A. Sotomayor
  8. 8 How do vaccines work? - Kelwalin Dhanasarnsombut
  9. 9 How do ventilators work? - Alex Gendler
  10. 10 What is a coronavirus? - Elizabeth Cox
  11. 11 How do viruses jump from animals to humans? - Ben Longdon
  12. 12 How fast can a vaccine be made? - Dan Kwartler
  13. 13 How mucus keeps us healthy - Katharina Ribbeck
  14. 14 Why do you need to get a flu shot every year? - Melvin Sanicas
  15. 15 Why bats don't get sick - Arinjay Banerjee
  16. 16 How do germs spread (and why do they make us sick)? - Yannay Khaikin and Nicole Mideo
  17. 17 How a few scientists transformed the way we think about disease - Tien Nguyen
  18. 18 How do you know if you have a virus? - Cella Wright
  19. 19 Learning from smallpox: How to eradicate a disease - Julie Garon and Walter A. Orenstein

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