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The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Medicine & infectious diseaseBiology & biotechnology

What it is

A Kurzgesagt animation of how the immune system responds to a bacterial infection, depicting immune cells as an army defending the body.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN suggests it as a simple, layman-friendly explanation of the immune system, especially during COVID vaccine discussions.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “this video on the immune system won't make you a biologist, but it's still pretty informative”

    Informative layman intro to the immune system.

    Houshalter, 2015-09 · Recommendation · in “Informative YouTube channels”

  2. “Here's a nice video on the immune system that might help you out.”

    Good abstracted explanation of the immune system.

    bun_at_work, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “First person receives Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in UK”

  3. “this video is good simple(ish) explaination”

    Simple explanation of the immune response to invaders.

    123pie123, 2021-06 · Recommendation · in “Is one vaccine dose enough if you’ve had Covid? What the science says”

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Topics: immune system, bacteria, animation, biology, kurzgesagt

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