Immune Cells in Action
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Learn MoreTake 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.
Media Details
Runtime: 1 minutes 40 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Biology, Cells
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
- Standards:
- Release Year: 2002
- Producer/Distributor: PBS Learning Media
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