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Ebola Outbreak in Congo

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Watch this video about an Ebola virus outbreak in Congo on HowStuffWorks. The latest Ebola outbreak has killed more than 150 people in the past four months. See how to help contain the Ebola virus in this news video from Reuters.

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Bird Flu (19:08)

Learn about the bird flu in this video from UC Davis.

How Blue Ear Disease Works (1:36)

Watch this video about blue ear disease on HowStuffWorks. More than a million pigs have died after contracting blue ear disease and 56 people were taken to hospital in Guangdong province (China) after eating infected meat. Chinese people are big... More »

Bird Flu in Russia (1:15)

The H5N1 strain of bird flu was detected early on Monday after experts traced all five recent outbreaks of bird flu to the capital's Sadovod market. So far no human outbreaks of the disease have been recorded.

Battling Bird Flu in Moscow (0:50)

The latest deaths among poultry from bird flu were discovered to the north of the region around Moscow following confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu in villages to the south and west of Moscow.

New Technology Monitors AIDS Patients in Africa (1:25)

Watch this video about AIDS on HowStuffWorks. According to the latest UNAIDS/WHO report, nearly 40 million worldwide are now living with HIV/AIDS. In 2006, 2.9 million people died and another 4.3 million were newly infected. While sub-Saharan Africa... More »

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What are the odds you will live to be 100 years old?

Brainman: If 6 Was 9 (1:37)

Researchers try to trick Daniel by switching the sizes of numbers he sees in his head. Learn more about mental conditions in this video.

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Does Daniel really have emotional responses to certain numbers? Learn more about mental conditions in this video.

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Have you ever wondered what causes bipolar disorder? The answer may be found through an MRI. Learn more about bipolar disorder in this video.

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What are the odds you could get skin cancer? Learn more about odds in this video.