Flu Attack How A Virus Invades Your Body | Krulwich Wonders | NPR

When you get the flu, viruses turn your cells into tiny factories that help spread the disease. In this animation, NPR's Robert Krulwich and medical animator David Bolinsky explain how a flu virus can trick a single cell into making a million more viruses. See and hear the rest of the story on NPR.org: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114075029 Credit: Robert Krulwich, David Bolinsky, Jason Orfanon Copyright © 2009 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use for further information. https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179876898/terms-of-use For permission to reuse this video, visit our permissions pages at npr.org https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179881519/rights-and-permissions-information Follow NPR elsewhere, too: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npr/ • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ npr • Twitter: https://twitter.com/npr • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NPR

Category