The A-Z of Epidemiology: germs from Anthrax to Zoonoses. A disturbing bedtime book for kids.

Written and performed by Jennifer Gardy: http://jennifergardy.com - Animated by Tom Scott: http://tomscott.com - Credits by Jessica Latshaw: http://jessicalatshawofficial.com

Background tracks: "Continue Life" and "Faster Does It" by
Kevin MacLeod, http://incompetech.com - licensed under Creative Commons 'by' 3.0

Inspired and recorded in a pub, during an ill-advised fit of creativity, after Thinking Digital 2012. Thanks to all that helped!

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  Science & Technology

[spliter88]

Suddenly I feel an urge to wash my hands :S

[Aissless]

Why do I have the feeling that I'm gonna die after watching this video? o.O

[jenvet]

Oh dear God, lighten up.

[tenfarther]

It would be nice if you could credit Edward Gory's "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" alphabet, since this is not an original idea.

[LightsOfBohemia]

Meh. "Cholera" would have fitted better for C since it's actually a life-threatening condition that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year. But it's mostly an issue in Third World countries so I guess nobody cares.

[senthil08]

E should be for E. coli.

[justin103190]

Jennifer Gardy kinda sounded like Azula in this video. Nice job.

[ConvenientPseudonym]

>my face when "Zed"

[William Summer]

Great job. Informative and entertaining.

[Marie Bourgeois]

just wanted you to know that i have made this video mandatory viewing for my undergrad intro to eoh class. comments have all been positive...you seem to have taught them more with your ditty than an entire semester of undergrad epi :)

[Danica3022]

"'H' is for 'herpes' and you might LEAVE her." Because THAT is a legitimate reason to leave someone if they have a virus in which they have NO control over. No compassion evidence apparently in this video. Informative, yet disappointing.

[FellOnEarth]

Props for John Snow reference.