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Bird Flu

Bird Flu (19:08)

Learn about the bird flu in this video from UC Davis.

Blue Ear Disease

Blue Ear Disease (1:36)

Watch this video about blue ear disease on HowStuffWorks. More than a million pigs have died after contracting blue ear disease and 56 people were taken to hospital in Guangdong province (China) after eating infected meat. Chinese people are big... More »

Bird Flu in Russia

Bird Flu in Russia (1:15)

The H5N1 strain of bird flu was detected early on Monday after experts traced all five recent outbreaks of bird flu to the capital's Sadovod market. So far no human outbreaks of the disease have been recorded.

Battling Bird Flu in Moscow

Battling Bird Flu in Moscow (0:50)

The latest deaths among poultry from bird flu were discovered to the north of the region around Moscow following confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu in villages to the south and west of Moscow.

New Technology Monitors AIDS Patients in Africa

New Technology Monitors AIDS Patients in Africa (1:25)

Watch this video about AIDS on HowStuffWorks. According to the latest UNAIDS/WHO report, nearly 40 million worldwide are now living with HIV/AIDS. In 2006, 2.9 million people died and another 4.3 million were newly infected. While sub-Saharan Africa... More »

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100 Greatest Discoveries: Invention of Sulfa Drugs

100 Greatest Discoveries: Invention of Sulfa Drugs (1:41)

Sulfa is a chemical substance that can cure and prevent bacterial infections. Learn more about its discovery on The Science Channel's "100 Greatest Discoveries."

History in the Making: The AIDS Epidemic in the US

History in the Making: The AIDS Epidemic in the US (0:31)

Scientists investigated a disease that broke down the body's immune system and led to an agonizing death. The following year the disease was given the name AIDS.

An Inside Look at the Flu: Beating the Flu Virus

An Inside Look at the Flu: Beating the Flu Virus (2:49)

It took one week for Holly to beat the flu. Her body has produced T-memory cells that will keep her from getting this identical virus again. If the virus mutates, the T-memory cells will not protect her.

An Inside Look at the Flu: Battle Against the Flu

An Inside Look at the Flu: Battle Against the Flu (5:59)

Holly has been fighting the virus for 36 hours. See how the virus reacts to her body's attempts to expel it in this video.

An Inside Look at the Flu: The Influenza B Invasion

An Inside Look at the Flu: The Influenza B Invasion (8:56)

Seven hours after breathing in the flu, the virus continues its attack and invasion of Holly's body.

An Inside Look at the Flu: Transmission of a Virus

An Inside Look at the Flu: Transmission of a Virus (4:56)

This video follows a transmission of influenza B virus from the time Holly picks it up in an elevator until it enters a cell in her throat.

AIDS: The Battle Against HIV and AIDS

AIDS: The Battle Against HIV and AIDS (2:37)

Many of those working on the front line of HIV-AIDS research and treatment helped to define the latter part of the twentieth century.

AIDS: HIV in African-Americans and Latinos

AIDS: HIV in African-Americans and Latinos (8:12)

James contracted HIV by sharing needles while addicted to heroine. Anna learned that she had been given the disease by her partner after she became pregnant.

AIDS: Passing HIV from Mother to Child

AIDS: Passing HIV from Mother to Child (3:44)

Laverne Mack's battle with HIV encompasses two lives - her own and that of her unborn baby.

AIDS: Risky Behavior Leads to Infection

AIDS: Risky Behavior Leads to Infection (7:45)

Over half of new cases of HIV are in people under the age of 25, both gay and straight.