it’s flu season everybody and this 2018 flu season is particularly
and this 2018 flu season is particularly
and this 2018 flu season is particularly deadly up to date it’s been accountable
deadly up to date it’s been accountable
deadly up to date it’s been accountable for 93 deaths and children doesn’t it
for 93 deaths and children doesn’t it
for 93 deaths and children doesn’t it seem that with each season the virus
seem that with each season the virus
seem that with each season the virus finds yet another way to infect more
finds yet another way to infect more
finds yet another way to infect more people while I was researching how the
people while I was researching how the
people while I was researching how the flu virus has changed over time
flu virus has changed over time
flu virus has changed over time one thing I was amazed to learn is that
one thing I was amazed to learn is that
one thing I was amazed to learn is that one sneaky trick that the flu virus has
one sneaky trick that the flu virus has
one sneaky trick that the flu virus has up its sleeve is this ability to change
up its sleeve is this ability to change
up its sleeve is this ability to change how sociable you are you see unlike more
how sociable you are you see unlike more
how sociable you are you see unlike more stable diseases the flu virus is unique
stable diseases the flu virus is unique
stable diseases the flu virus is unique in the way that it’s constantly morphing
in the way that it’s constantly morphing
in the way that it’s constantly morphing into ever so slightly different forms in
into ever so slightly different forms in
into ever so slightly different forms in order to avoid our annual vaccine after
order to avoid our annual vaccine after
order to avoid our annual vaccine after all that’s the reason why we need an
all that’s the reason why we need an
all that’s the reason why we need an annual vaccine in the first place to
annual vaccine in the first place to
annual vaccine in the first place to meet the challenges and changes that
meet the challenges and changes that
meet the challenges and changes that each new strain of the flu virus
each new strain of the flu virus
each new strain of the flu virus presents now if you really thought about
presents now if you really thought about
presents now if you really thought about it if it sort of makes says that the
it if it sort of makes says that the
it if it sort of makes says that the ultimate goal of the flu virus is to
ultimate goal of the flu virus is to
ultimate goal of the flu virus is to plan itself into as many human bodies as
plan itself into as many human bodies as
plan itself into as many human bodies as possible indeed the multiple studies
possible indeed the multiple studies
possible indeed the multiple studies have shown that in order to do this the
have shown that in order to do this the
have shown that in order to do this the flu virus will actually manipulate
flu virus will actually manipulate
flu virus will actually manipulate immune responses in the human brain in
immune responses in the human brain in
immune responses in the human brain in order to spread itself so put in more
order to spread itself so put in more
order to spread itself so put in more simple terms the flu virus can actually
simple terms the flu virus can actually
simple terms the flu virus can actually influence how social how sociable you
influence how social how sociable you
influence how social how sociable you are so what did these social and
are so what did these social and
are so what did these social and interactions even look like well just
interactions even look like well just
interactions even look like well just imagine how you feel when you’re a
imagine how you feel when you’re a
imagine how you feel when you’re a little more talkative than usual you
little more talkative than usual you
little more talkative than usual you feel buzzing happy that’s exactly how
feel buzzing happy that’s exactly how
feel buzzing happy that’s exactly how you would feel upon first being exposed
you would feel upon first being exposed
you would feel upon first being exposed to the flu virus you feel more of this
to the flu virus you feel more of this
to the flu virus you feel more of this desire to go out and hang out with your
desire to go out and hang out with your
desire to go out and hang out with your friends on a Friday night when you
friends on a Friday night when you
friends on a Friday night when you normally wouldn’t have or you feel like
normally wouldn’t have or you feel like
normally wouldn’t have or you feel like you would probably go to a party when
you would probably go to a party when
you would probably go to a party when again you normally wouldn’t have and
again you normally wouldn’t have and
again you normally wouldn’t have and that’s what the flu virus is doing to
that’s what the flu virus is doing to
that’s what the flu virus is doing to you now in a study conducted by
you now in a study conducted by
you now in a study conducted by biologists at UC Berkeley they try to
biologists at UC Berkeley they try to
biologists at UC Berkeley they try to see the effects of parasites on the
see the effects of parasites on the
see the effects of parasites on the social behavior of mice
social behavior of mice
social behavior of mice and now before you guys stop me I just
and now before you guys stop me I just
and now before you guys stop me I just want to say that I do recognize that flu
want to say that I do recognize that flu
want to say that I do recognize that flu viruses are different from parasites but
viruses are different from parasites but
viruses are different from parasites but at the same time they’re not too
at the same time they’re not too
at the same time they’re not too different
different
different both parasites and flu viruses use a
both parasites and flu viruses use a
both parasites and flu viruses use a human or animal host in order to spread
human or animal host in order to spread
human or animal host in order to spread itself so with that being said this is
itself so with that being said this is
itself so with that being said this is how the lab setup kind of looked like
how the lab setup kind of looked like
how the lab setup kind of looked like one end of the enclosure we have a mouse
one end of the enclosure we have a mouse
one end of the enclosure we have a mouse it was kind of a shoebox kind of deal
it was kind of a shoebox kind of deal
it was kind of a shoebox kind of deal and then on the other end of the
and then on the other end of the
and then on the other end of the enclosure you will have a sample of
enclosure you will have a sample of
enclosure you will have a sample of Bobcat urine so a normal Mouse sensing
Bobcat urine so a normal Mouse sensing
Bobcat urine so a normal Mouse sensing the presence of cat urine will story to
the presence of cat urine will story to
the presence of cat urine will story to the far end of the enclosure but a mouse
the far end of the enclosure but a mouse
the far end of the enclosure but a mouse infected with this brain parasite will
infected with this brain parasite will
infected with this brain parasite will actually dally dangerously close near
actually dally dangerously close near
actually dally dangerously close near the target area suggesting that
the target area suggesting that
the target area suggesting that something have fundamentally changed
something have fundamentally changed
something have fundamentally changed within the brain chemistry of the mice
within the brain chemistry of the mice
within the brain chemistry of the mice making them somehow lose their inherent
making them somehow lose their inherent
making them somehow lose their inherent fear of cats now the reason why I bring
fear of cats now the reason why I bring
fear of cats now the reason why I bring up this last example of parasites and
up this last example of parasites and
up this last example of parasites and mice is because there are parallels
mice is because there are parallels
mice is because there are parallels between parasites and mice and then flu
between parasites and mice and then flu
between parasites and mice and then flu viruses and people in a study published
viruses and people in a study published
viruses and people in a study published in the analysis of Epidemiology by a
in the analysis of Epidemiology by a
in the analysis of Epidemiology by a team of researchers they collected data
team of researchers they collected data
team of researchers they collected data from 36 normal perfectly healthy adults
from 36 normal perfectly healthy adults
from 36 normal perfectly healthy adults and these participants had just walked
and these participants had just walked
and these participants had just walked into the doctor’s office received a flu
into the doctor’s office received a flu
into the doctor’s office received a flu vaccination and had agreed to simply
vaccination and had agreed to simply
vaccination and had agreed to simply participate in this study making it a
participate in this study making it a
participate in this study making it a perfect setup for this experiment given
perfect setup for this experiment given
perfect setup for this experiment given that it would be sort of unethical to
that it would be sort of unethical to
that it would be sort of unethical to just give someone influenza for the sake
just give someone influenza for the sake
just give someone influenza for the sake of this lab experiment but anyway is
of this lab experiment but anyway is
of this lab experiment but anyway is given this perfect lab setup the
given this perfect lab setup the
given this perfect lab setup the researchers asked each participant to
researchers asked each participant to
researchers asked each participant to record the number of social interactions
record the number of social interactions
record the number of social interactions that they had in the first two days
that they had in the first two days
that they had in the first two days before receiving the flu vaccination and
before receiving the flu vaccination and
before receiving the flu vaccination and then compare that number to the number
then compare that number to the number
then compare that number to the number of social interactions they had
of social interactions they had
of social interactions they had following the flu vaccination the
following the flu vaccination the
following the flu vaccination the results were astonishing during the two
results were astonishing during the two
results were astonishing during the two day period before the vaccination the 36
day period before the vaccination the 36
day period before the vaccination the 36 participants averaged a total number of
participants averaged a total number of
participants averaged a total number of 54 social interactions that number
54 social interactions that number
54 social interactions that number nearly doubled to
nearly doubled to
nearly doubled to 99 social interactions suggesting that
99 social interactions suggesting that
99 social interactions suggesting that something had totally changed within the
something had totally changed within the
something had totally changed within the humans instilling in them a desire to go
humans instilling in them a desire to go
humans instilling in them a desire to go out more to talk more all going back to
out more to talk more all going back to
out more to talk more all going back to that idea that tiny little exposure of
that idea that tiny little exposure of
that idea that tiny little exposure of the flu virus within them now just to
the flu virus within them now just to
the flu virus within them now just to clarify as I close off the science on
clarify as I close off the science on
clarify as I close off the science on the flu virus and the sociality
the flu virus and the sociality
the flu virus and the sociality connection is still in its very early
connection is still in its very early
connection is still in its very early stages we’re not quite assured the exact
stages we’re not quite assured the exact
stages we’re not quite assured the exact mechanisms of how this occurs within our
mechanisms of how this occurs within our
mechanisms of how this occurs within our body but nonetheless it points to very
body but nonetheless it points to very
body but nonetheless it points to very important questions regarding the
important questions regarding the
important questions regarding the relationships between health disease and
relationships between health disease and
relationships between health disease and social behavior and if you think about
social behavior and if you think about
social behavior and if you think about it it’s pretty amazing that the little
it it’s pretty amazing that the little
it it’s pretty amazing that the little things inside of us could have such big
things inside of us could have such big
things inside of us could have such big effects on the outside and how we
effects on the outside and how we
effects on the outside and how we interact with the world with all this
interact with the world with all this
interact with the world with all this being said make sure that you guys take
being said make sure that you guys take
being said make sure that you guys take preventative measures during this deadly
preventative measures during this deadly
preventative measures during this deadly flu season like call for sneeze into
flu season like call for sneeze into
flu season like call for sneeze into your elbow
your elbow
your elbow wash your hands under hot water and
wash your hands under hot water and
wash your hands under hot water and avoid all social interactions if you
avoid all social interactions if you
avoid all social interactions if you think that you’ve been exposed to any
think that you’ve been exposed to any
think that you’ve been exposed to any bit of the flu virus stay healthy and
bit of the flu virus stay healthy and
bit of the flu virus stay healthy and thank you
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