An Introduction to Infectious Diseases

Viruses: Hijackers of Your Body’s Cells

Documentary May 1, 2015 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E3: Zoom in to see a particle 100 times smaller than bacteria: the virus, which can replicate inside living cells. Follow the life cycle of a virus as you see what viruses like HIV and Ebola do to host cells. Meet two germs that fall between bacteria and viruses - the spirochete and rickettsia.

Documentary May 1, 2015 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2015
Run Time: 33 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.