infection: Media
biology
Videos
Learn why antibiotics are important and how to prevent their overuse.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Learn how to effectively use antibiotics.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
An overview of biofilm and bacterial potential.
Video: University College Cork, Ireland (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
A discussion about chronic infections, their relevance in cystic fibrosis, and why...
Video: University College Cork, Ireland (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Images
Workers with the World Health Organization distribute mosquito nets in a Cambodian...
S. Hollyman/World Health Organization
Frequently transmitted through the fecal-oral route, E. coli is a common...
Manfred Rohde—Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research/Getty Images
Vaccines and the estimates of lives saved over the period 1974–2024.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Interactives
An interactive timeline on the development of vaccines.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. / Lucia Barnum
Map depicting trends in tick populations and incidence of various tick-borne diseases.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.