Immune Cells in Action

3 minutes

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Take a look through a microscope at a virus attacking a cell and see the immune system in action. Viruses continue to replicate until they break apart the host cell and start spreading throughout the body, destroying healthy cells along the way. The immune system overpowers a virus with white blood cells and creates the antibodies that kill the same types of viruses quickly if they return.

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Runtime: 3 minutes

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Biology, Cells
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2002
Producer/Distributor: PBS Learning Media

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