The ocean-crossing Ebola outbreak of 2014 hit the entire world so quickly and so close to home that the CDC's protective gear guidelines and the course of drug development were changed forever. Infectious disease spreads more quickly around a globalized Earth. Stay safe—not scared—and get familiar with germ spread. This video is episode 1 from the series An Introduction to Infectious Diseases, Presented by Dr. Barry Fox Learn more about infectious diseases at wondrium.com/youtube 0:00 Ebola Outbreak Leads to Fear and Uncertainty 2:21 Positive Changes Affect Public Health After Outbreak 3:55 Drug Development Innovations Lead to Rule Breaking 5:23 Our Behavior Determines Infectious Disease Spread 6:33 Reasons We All Should Learn About Infectious Diseases 8:00 How the Various Strains of Plague Re-shaped Our World 11:06 Many Theories Attempted to Explain the Plague 11:26 Bizarre Treatments for the Plague 12:00 Florence Nightingale's New Sanitation Standards 12:44 Newly Invented Microscope Reveals Germ Origins 13:35 Some Germs Transmit From Animals to Humans 14:13 Alexandre Yersin Discovers Plague Germ in Hong Kong 15:04 Paul-Louis Simond Reveals Flea As Transmission Vector 16:13 Malaria is One of the Oldest, Deadliest Diseases 18:08 The Cycle of Malarial Infection Obstructs Eradication 20:28 Polio Marks the First Major 21st Century Epidemic 23:24 An Intestinal Virus Polio Spreads Person to Person 24:23 The Iron Lung Invented in 1927 Saves Polio Victims 25:15 Polio Vaccines Aim to Eradicate the Disease 27:56 New Vaccinations Cause Polio and Controversy 28:25 Travel Spreads Polio in 2013 Despite Near Eradication 29:05 In Spite of Innovation, Resurgence Demands Vigilance ------------------------------------------- The Great Courses is the global leader in lifelong learning and our video-on-demand service The Great Courses Plus gives you unlimited, uninterrupted access to a world of learning anytime and anywhere you want it. With courses on thousands of topics, you are sure to find something that will ignite your curiosity and invigorate your passion for learning. Enjoy a curated sampling of our full catalog of content by subscribing to our YouTube channel. We add new history, science, and math videos every week. ------------------------------------------- Read articles from the smartest experts in their fields: www.Thegreatcoursesdaily.com Find us on all our social channels: -Facebook: www.facebook.com/wondrium -Twitter: twitter.com/wondrium -Instagram: www.instagram.com/wondrium ------------------------------------------- #InfectiousDisease #GermSpread #GoingViral

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