Classroom Resources

This video provides a quick overview of the mosquito life cycle, from egg to adult, and discusses how mosquitoes can transmit viruses to people.

This animation shows how dengue virus infects a cell and replicates itself with the help of its host’s cellular machinery.

This animation zooms into a 3D model of dengue virus, moving from the virus’s outer structures to its inner core.

This animation showcases the beautiful and complex structures of three different viruses.

This animation shows how HIV infects a cell and replicates itself using reverse transcriptase.

This animation shows how a cell infected by a virus signals cytotoxic T cells to destroy itself.

This animation shows how a medication called AZT, which is a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, can be used to treat HIV/AIDS.

This animation shows how medications called protease inhibitors can be used to treat HIV/AIDS.

This animation shows a single cycle of virus replication in a human cell.

This animation shows how influenza viruses can combine their genetic information to produce new viral strains.