Antibiotics, Antivirals, and Vaccines

Explore the basics of how antibiotics, antivirals, and vaccines work to help your immune system in the fight against pathogens! This Amoeba Sisters video also briefly introduces the lines of defense in the immune system and discusses how vaccines can be important for "herd immunity."

Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
0:24 Basics of Immune System
2:50 Antibiotics
4:35 Vaccines
5:41 Herd Immunity
7:14 Antivirals
8:04 One Last Thing- Pathogens Can Evolve (Flu Virus)