The surprising reason you feel awful when you're sick - Marco A. Sotomayor

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  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
  • What actually makes you feel sick? Discover how your immune system and proteins called cytokines respond to infections.
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    It starts with a tickle in your throat that becomes a cough. Your muscles begin to ache, you grow irritable, and you lose your appetite. It’s official: you’ve got the flu. It’s logical to assume that this miserable medley of symptoms is the result of the infection coursing through your body - but is that really the case? Marco A. Sotomayor explains what’s actually making you feel sick.
    Lesson by Marco A. Sotomayor, animation by Henrik Malmgren.
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  • @katchen2626
    @katchen2626 Před 5 lety +9624

    Shout out to my immune system, thank you for trying to keep me alive

    • @crazybrickstudios7482
      @crazybrickstudios7482 Před 4 lety +233

      I have Evans syndrome, so my immune system kills itself rather than the virus usually. But ok

    • @doomwolfgaming7946
      @doomwolfgaming7946 Před 4 lety +99

      @@crazybrickstudios7482 Thank your long line of ancestors that had immune systems that allowed you to exist.

    • @scourgi5274
      @scourgi5274 Před 4 lety +11

      Didn't realize you were dead

    • @lemonlimelukey
      @lemonlimelukey Před 4 lety +18

      big ups macrophages and cytokines

    • @kingluigi2089
      @kingluigi2089 Před 4 lety +69

      @@crazybrickstudios7482 How on Earth do you survive?

  • @sgtruru
    @sgtruru Před 6 lety +6855

    When I'm sick I just think of the epic battle going on inside me.

  • @silverspector9718
    @silverspector9718 Před 3 lety +10216

    Who is actually sick and came here just to feel better 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

    • @Un_known125
      @Un_known125 Před 3 lety +221

      Yeah I’m really shaky and my head hurts and tired I’m stressed as well

    • @toxiiciity2355
      @toxiiciity2355 Před 3 lety +66

      @@Un_known125 hope you feeling better!

    • @Un_known125
      @Un_known125 Před 3 lety +58

      @@toxiiciity2355 I am sort of just feeling nauseous but I’m okay!

    • @Sky-gf4wf
      @Sky-gf4wf Před 3 lety +45

      @@Un_known125 Well I have a cold

    • @Un_known125
      @Un_known125 Před 3 lety +54

      @@Sky-gf4wf hope you get better! Feeling sick sucks.

  • @scott19087
    @scott19087 Před 4 lety +1752

    The way your body does all this, without us even initiating or noticing it, is just insane

    • @KhalilEats
      @KhalilEats Před 2 lety +75

      Well there is a society in our body that wants to live aswell lol of course they’d protect their home

    • @___Zack___
      @___Zack___ Před 2 lety +7

      @@KhalilEats Bacteria buddies4life ahaha but wait what is a live "aswell" ?

    • @janetownley
      @janetownley Před 2 lety +7

      @@___Zack___ There’s a space missing after the word “as”. Otherwise, clear grammatical English.

    • @___Zack___
      @___Zack___ Před 2 lety +2

      @@janetownley Oh, I thought an "aswell" was a lifestyle, like "Atkins" or something.

    • @ziondanny7081
      @ziondanny7081 Před 2 lety +4

      It's just evolution. It didn't happen overnight.

  • @tjahjobagaaa
    @tjahjobagaaa Před 7 lety +6906

    You feel awful, until you realise that you're sick on a school day

  • @HeatherSpoonheim
    @HeatherSpoonheim Před 8 lety +3390

    Somebody PLEASE explain to my immune system that pollen and 'spring dust' are not dangerous!!

    • @jonahs92
      @jonahs92 Před 8 lety +327

      Anyone wanna volunteer to explain that penicillin is medicine designed to HELP?

    • @meatballgaming935
      @meatballgaming935 Před 8 lety +264

      could you tell mine that eggs are not evil!

    • @buttersquids
      @buttersquids Před 8 lety +120

      If someone can do it, please say the same to mine!

    • @lsquad
      @lsquad Před 8 lety +88

      Say to me both of those...pollen and nuts

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM Před 8 lety +65

      Thank to the Lord mine learned that the cold isn't an evil from remote lands brought to freeze me.

  • @greendemon905
    @greendemon905 Před 2 lety +335

    When I get seriously ill, I become depressed.
    On the other hand, I frigging love the feeling I get when I get better!

    • @shrekeyes2410
      @shrekeyes2410 Před 2 lety +14

      I hate it, when you come back from illness its more depressing than during it. You come back to regular life

    • @_d2082
      @_d2082 Před 2 lety +37

      @@shrekeyes2410 regular life feels great compared to sick life though

    • @jmb4408
      @jmb4408 Před rokem +14

      Same 😔 being sick is the worse feeling for me

    • @ultraslay7635
      @ultraslay7635 Před rokem +8

      @@_d2082 yes I am feeling awful currently i hope it gets better i don't want a awful night

    • @SOMETIMESIMHOT
      @SOMETIMESIMHOT Před rokem +7

      Same I get really depressed then I can’t tel if I’m sick cause I’m depressed or depressed cause I’m sick

  • @chavin3
    @chavin3 Před 10 měsíci +40

    Im sick today and Im here to be grateful for my body. Man immune system rocks

  • @crispyrolls93
    @crispyrolls93 Před 8 lety +2315

    So your own immune system effects you psychologically making you irritable and sad. Perhaps this is to make you steer clear of people to prevent the spread of infection?

    • @carlosmunoz7118
      @carlosmunoz7118 Před 8 lety +147

      duuuude

    • @jkuty2
      @jkuty2 Před 7 lety +184

      nice thought, mindblown

    • @marcellofesta8678
      @marcellofesta8678 Před 7 lety +231

      makes sense since our brains evolved to be social and cooperarative

    • @amphiumaiii7058
      @amphiumaiii7058 Před 7 lety +35

      But there is no evolutionary advantage to preventing others from getting sick unless they are blood relatives.

    • @crispyrolls93
      @crispyrolls93 Před 7 lety +142

      Amphiuma III i don't know about that. If there are more sick people, the more likely the rest are to get infected. Plus why do you say that about blood relatives. Our brains have evolved with societal cooperation in mind. Why would this way of helping others not be a thing? Not to mention evolution is simply surviving organisms passing on traits. It has nothing to do with blood relatives as such.

  • @victoriawheat123
    @victoriawheat123 Před 7 lety +3337

    Anyone else watching this when they are sick?

    • @user-tb1qm8uq5r
      @user-tb1qm8uq5r Před 7 lety +8

      Victoria Wheat me

    • @Tanja-lf5ge
      @Tanja-lf5ge Před 7 lety +17

      me! 😷

    • @fishcustard6574
      @fishcustard6574 Před 7 lety +24

      Does having an autoimmune disfunction count? 'Cuz MS gets on my nerves. (In case you didn't gert the joke: ms is when your immune system attacks the insulation on you nerves causing signal disruptions in the body with no cure and an unknown cause ect. Ect. Ect.)

    • @TwoHeadedTy
      @TwoHeadedTy Před 7 lety +5

      Victoria Wheat bronchitis

    • @TwoHeadedTy
      @TwoHeadedTy Před 7 lety +3

      Fish Custard you're username is amazing 🔷

  • @hitchet
    @hitchet Před 3 lety +501

    *3:09** amount of details in these animations is just insane.* Look closely - after our patient coughed bacteria to those three guys, it bounced out of second guy onto the first guy (meaning, immune system of the second guy is still good and able to fight) but then it bounced back to the second guy, meaning that immune system of the first guy is way stronger. On the other hand, the immune system of the third guy was the worst as both of the bacteria he took right away and nothing bounced.
    And all that secret information delivered in just a second of this incredible animation, that most of the people won't even notice.
    *Hats off, TED.*

    • @Teh_Boi
      @Teh_Boi Před 2 lety +30

      The first guy even backed off after our patient coughed, the detail of this amination is top notch.

    • @raikojohnson9850
      @raikojohnson9850 Před 2 lety

      What are you talking about you nitwit. A good immune system doesn't mean the virus bounces off you like some kind of tiny pogo-stick jumping maniac, you still absorb the virus, it just doesn't do as much damage. Certainly the bacteria doesn't survey your body, and turn around if it's too harsh a landscape to look for a new home like some kind of intergalactic species searching for something resembling their homeplanet that was consumed by a nearby star years ago, god damn

    • @Cynthia-Landers
      @Cynthia-Landers Před 2 lety +12

      @@Teh_Boi To be exact, when the narrator says "diarrhea," lol

    • @sssophie9292
      @sssophie9292 Před 2 lety +8

      3:08 watch in slower speed

    • @nnzd7858
      @nnzd7858 Před rokem +1

      The meatriding

  • @kimberlyperrotis8962
    @kimberlyperrotis8962 Před 2 lety +29

    Sometimes the day before a cold or flu starts I just feel upset, depressed and/or irritable for no reason, then the next day I get more definitive symptoms. The brain seems to be the first to know.

  • @stephaniea1118
    @stephaniea1118 Před 7 lety +925

    My brother felt really sick so he drank medicine one night. He was so tired,sick and drugged that he wrote a goodbye letter because he thought he was dying. He woke up the next day and found the letter 😂

    • @deletednp4251
      @deletednp4251 Před 2 lety +52

      Lol
      5 years later

    • @baylee8659
      @baylee8659 Před 2 lety +58

      Haha this made me laugh while feeling sick in bed, thanks

    • @baylee8659
      @baylee8659 Před 2 lety +20

      Also I wonder what the letter said

    • @zelinacosmos9030
      @zelinacosmos9030 Před 2 lety

      Herpes is not a death sentence just like it is not the end of the world. It has a complete cure. I recently got rid of both my hsv1 and hsv2 within just seven days on youtube by HERBALIST DOCTOR KINGSLEY. I’m so happy right now.

    • @jazzinikki01
      @jazzinikki01 Před rokem +3

      😂😂😂😂

  • @ShawnRavenfire
    @ShawnRavenfire Před 8 lety +4802

    I wonder if the irritability is a tribal survival mechanism to make other people avoid you, so the infection doesn't spread.

    • @franzluggin398
      @franzluggin398 Před 8 lety +405

      +Shawn Ravenfire Or it's just people being irritated because they want to do something against being in pain, and not able to do anything about it. People are generally like that, if they know what to do to make themselves feel better, they pull themselves together and focus on doing that, if not, they wish they did and start to hate everything around them.

    • @TheHortoman
      @TheHortoman Před 8 lety +525

      i think is even more primitive, it may be about being more agressive so that predators dont single you out for being ill and eat you

    • @abirarun
      @abirarun Před 6 lety +31

      Bob is sick!!!!! Maday!Maday!

    • @DissociatedWomenIncorporated
      @DissociatedWomenIncorporated Před 6 lety +142

      I'd conjecture that it's mostly just the unpleasantness of feeling ill. Any kind of stress tends to make us more irritable, and a constant bombardment with unpleasant stimuli is _definitely_ stressful. If that ended up being an evolutionary advantage on top, I doubt it'd be that big of one. You could be right though!

    • @lbo6050
      @lbo6050 Před 6 lety +33

      Oh wow very interesting theory

  • @wendymuir7818
    @wendymuir7818 Před rokem +61

    Lighting a candle for everyone out there living with autoimmune and\or mystery disease.

    • @crzycolchris
      @crzycolchris Před rokem +1

      Yes. My poor wife has lupus. It took us a few heartaches to know.. every time she got pregnant her body would attack the poor baby.. she had 5 miscarriages...
      But here we are 10 years later with 10,8, and 5 year old! Drs were able to aid her

    • @deardiary8292
      @deardiary8292 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@crzycolchrisCongratulations on your children :)

    • @johnwhite-q7s
      @johnwhite-q7s Před 5 měsíci

      Rheumatoid arthritis. But then i went hiking in iceland and had to cross deep icy rivers multiple times. My rheumtiid arthritis immediately went into remission after that first river crossing

  • @tcogaming9816
    @tcogaming9816 Před 4 lety +888

    Body: Makes body temperature high
    Doctors: ok so take take this and ur not gonna feel hot
    Body: *Am I a joke to you?*

    • @evek5019
      @evek5019 Před 3 lety +12

      TCO Gaming no offence but the reason the body temperature goes down again after taking the medication is because the disease or sickness is goneeee ;)

    • @starrynight1165
      @starrynight1165 Před 3 lety +104

      @@evek5019 things like ibuprofen dont do anything but cool you down or make the pain go away, it doesnt actually cure anything.

    • @simonparadis4159
      @simonparadis4159 Před 3 lety +74

      @@evek5019 No the medication just lowers ur temperature, it has no effect on the illness. The medication for fever is just for comfort.

    • @shruti9905
      @shruti9905 Před 3 lety +54

      The fever medication is given to prevent overwhelming and dangerous/threatening fever
      Because your body will try to save you even if life and/or body is at stake

    • @saieuko
      @saieuko Před 3 lety

      Im sick and I already bought kool fever, now I don't know if I should it 😭

  • @TheDanCube
    @TheDanCube Před 5 lety +2090

    When you realized that you're sick on a WEEKEND. And it disappears when you go to SCHOOL...

    • @mm-kh2tg
      @mm-kh2tg Před 4 lety +6

      TheDanCube // Dancubing ikr 🤢🤢

    • @smokytau418
      @smokytau418 Před 4 lety +22

      Lucky

    • @knyt0
      @knyt0 Před 4 lety +31

      @Nicofanforever GAMING damn your immune system sucks then

    • @its_lemon_19
      @its_lemon_19 Před 4 lety +2

      TheDanCube // Dancubing That's the worst!

    • @BeeHatGuy
      @BeeHatGuy Před 4 lety +6

      @Ben Blanco you reminded me of when I caught Swine Flu in the Army on the first day of the 4th of July weekend. Luckily I ended up getting 2 weeks out, but in quarantine

  • @toastyastronaut9763
    @toastyastronaut9763 Před 7 lety +1714

    3:13 your reduced thirst makes you mildly dehydrated, diminishing the spread of diseases through sneezing, coughing, vomiting, or *diarrhea*
    *takes step back*

    • @technicalerr0r330
      @technicalerr0r330 Před 6 lety +41

      ToastyAstronaut that was hilarious

    • @myles208
      @myles208 Před 5 lety +24

      ToastyAstronaut right because everyone goes through infected diarrhoea

    • @TG_prime
      @TG_prime Před 5 lety +16

      I was looking to see who would point that out😂

    • @notchu1123
      @notchu1123 Před 5 lety +32

      I stopped watching the video after that and started looking for this comment...now I shall resume watching in peace

    • @weeblanguage4805
      @weeblanguage4805 Před 5 lety +2

      ToastyAstronaut ..Dude, I drink alot of water ;-;

  • @DamnAwesome
    @DamnAwesome Před rokem +67

    Watching this while sick of covid or flu, or common cold, and I feel better knowing why my body feels bad.

  • @lah3544
    @lah3544 Před 4 lety +218

    Me: gets sick
    My immune system: *we're in the endgame*

  • @charli3s977
    @charli3s977 Před 7 lety +1456

    Why is this so intresting i cant even get through a math lesson without yawning but when im watching this im writing notes and stuff...So confused

    • @kiwi4998
      @kiwi4998 Před 7 lety +277

      Because you find this interesting and aren't forced to do it, also animations make everything better

    • @charli3s977
      @charli3s977 Před 7 lety +12

      Makes since thxs

    • @imatreebelieveme6094
      @imatreebelieveme6094 Před 7 lety +111

      It uses more senses than regular old text books, so that's a plus. It also visualizes the topics in a way that is most appealing and easy to wrap your head around rather than accurate. The presenter and the presentation are also paced in a way that keeps your attention up which is something that, sadly, only few teachers know how to do. It also reduces the topic down to its most important parts without handling the basics of the topic, which most of the time constitutes the boring shit you have to repeat all the time in order to remember.
      So, what these presentations do is reduce the topic to the things that are most interesting and important about it, which enables you to learn the most fascinating things about science without having to get through the boring shit needed to actually get to the conclusion yourself.
      This makes it possible for these neat little videos to achieve what many education systems around the world sadly do not, which is make education fun and show how fascinating the things education gets us to knowing can be.
      Just my two cents.

    • @aguynamedguy9385
      @aguynamedguy9385 Před 7 lety +41

      I think that it's also because, since you're doing this of your own choice, you become more invested in what's happening. I'd guess that's also why jobs become less fun even if it's regarding something you love to do.
      Let's say you're an artist who loves to paint who sells paintings for a living. However, after a while of doing that as a job, you don't find painting as enjoyable as it was before. Even though it's a thing that you used to love doing, being technically forced to do it all the time dampens the enjoyment in the activity. However, that doesn't happen when you're not painting as a job, even though you might technically be doing it for the same length of time. Not to mention the ability to freely take a break whenever you feel like it isn't really allowed in a job much (especially not in an art-related job where you essentially need to make things 24/7 to scrape by if you're a normal person).
      Basically, having to do stuff makes that stuff less enjoyable, even if doing it of your own choice results in you spending the same or greater amount of time doing that stuff.

    • @rhiannanhughes5252
      @rhiannanhughes5252 Před 7 lety +7

      Nightcore Fan its because you prefer usefull information you will actualy use in life unlike algebra knowing this may actualy help you in life.(sorry about speling im too ill to care).

  • @tangyspy
    @tangyspy Před 8 lety +2329

    Brace yourselves for all '' I'm Sick while watching this'' comments

  • @KaushikChakma
    @KaushikChakma Před 2 lety +11

    my sick comrades. Nice to see you all. hope you all get better soon.

  • @stariadreamtea
    @stariadreamtea Před 2 lety +13

    And then there's me with a chronic autoimmune disease and my normal is what other people call a flu. My bad days were compared to the incapacity of a cancer patient. 🌟 If I ever get better I'll be the most chipper person simply for feeling well. I don't even remember what "well" feels like anymore.

    • @Bella-fz9fy
      @Bella-fz9fy Před rokem +2

      Same here!Please God we will have good health soon❤

    • @catEglorical
      @catEglorical Před rokem +1

      I get what you mean :( I hope you get to experience wellness one day soon 🫶

  • @Beckiea1234
    @Beckiea1234 Před 6 lety +1561

    My son who is 7 years old woke up today feeling unwell 🤒 so I looked up this video and tried to help him understand what was going on in his body. I didn’t realize that it was finally able to help me explain what I go through living with Lupus. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Very well thought out !!! 🙂👍🏼

    • @youllneverknowgorg
      @youllneverknowgorg Před 2 lety +43

      I hope your son is doing much better!

    • @nothing0983
      @nothing0983 Před 2 lety +14

      Welp i think ur son is 10/9

    • @FHyde9977
      @FHyde9977 Před 2 lety +26

      He’s lucky my parents will send me to school even if I’m on the verge of death.

    • @polite.cat.has.playlists
      @polite.cat.has.playlists Před 2 lety +4

      @@FHyde9977 ohh sht

    • @Wooargh
      @Wooargh Před 2 lety

      He wouldn't get sick if you got him vaccinated.

  • @LoriWolfcat
    @LoriWolfcat Před 6 lety +916

    I have a cough and when he was explaining that your body aches are due to your body fighting off the infection, My body started to ache. Then I laid down and thought, “Do your thing, body. You’ve got this! 😼”

  • @beckyp8991
    @beckyp8991 Před 4 lety +915

    "Its official, you got the flu."
    Coronavirus: AHEM.

  • @rmw9130
    @rmw9130 Před rokem +6

    This was actually really helpful! Especially the part of why you feel so tired, achy and completely blah and unmotivated when your sick. Explained very well and in depth.

  • @Gingenus
    @Gingenus Před 8 lety +437

    I couldn't help smiling while watching this. thanks immune system buddies

  • @DN-lu9ky
    @DN-lu9ky Před 8 lety +1797

    I like the graphics. Makes it easier to follow and understand.

  • @slydEvil35
    @slydEvil35 Před rokem +45

    Can’t believe I used to be able to go to school then play sports while sick.
    Now if I have a slight cough I take the day off work haha

  • @kestrelloz
    @kestrelloz Před 4 lety +35

    2:39
    “you lose your appetite and thirst”
    mr. hamburger, tired of not being eat, walks away.

    • @amelio3712
      @amelio3712 Před rokem

      Yeah not surprising that dude get infected

  • @DanielClementYoga
    @DanielClementYoga Před 6 lety +602

    3:16 The step back when diarrhea is mentioned - I'm still laughing.

    • @kylepproductions
      @kylepproductions Před 4 lety +41

      The image it gives for diarrhea is so funny too

    • @minelsahin9944
      @minelsahin9944 Před 3 lety

      shouldilearnredux.netlify.app

    • @squarieshake1067
      @squarieshake1067 Před 3 lety +1

      @@minelsahin9944 rick roll oh no

    • @easygoing2479
      @easygoing2479 Před 3 lety +1

      Hahaha! I guess I'd step back too!

    • @stapleman007
      @stapleman007 Před 2 lety +3

      Most sever dehydration is caused by diarrhea, IE someone in the hospital because of dehydration, no, because of diarrhea.

  • @babunking7401
    @babunking7401 Před 5 lety +834

    2:25 no wonder he loses his appetite , THE HAMBURGER GREW LEGS AND STARTED TO CRAWL!

  • @jimc747
    @jimc747 Před 2 lety +9

    this is why I loved physiology and anatomy in highschool. The human body is amazing and terrifying.

  • @portlistlytvya
    @portlistlytvya Před rokem +9

    now I'm not even annoyed, this is a massive morale boost.. I now understand my immune system is just doing what it has to protect me

  • @Rippertear
    @Rippertear Před 8 lety +519

    dude that guy had like a cut halfway into his brain open to the air
    hes not makin it

    • @Kittsuera
      @Kittsuera Před 8 lety +22

      +Rippertear AKA SDL Benjii TGPASOTSISAPROA(THR)STTLOYTYVMDFTBYTBCTSAASPIYH fear not. Stick figures are more durable and able to repair such damage with a simple stroke of the pen and a few erasers.

    • @Rippertear
      @Rippertear Před 8 lety +7

      Kittsuera
      yeah but look he's got germs in like all of his brain and those are computer-generated not pen-drawn

    • @Kittsuera
      @Kittsuera Před 8 lety +17

      Rippertear AKA SDL Benjii TGPASOTSISAPROA(THR)STTLOYTYVMDFTBYTBCTSAASPIYH Oh dear its worse than i thought. A normal pen simply will not do. A wacom tablet and an editing program will be needed to save them.

    • @aiiiia9971
      @aiiiia9971 Před 6 lety

      Rippertear ikr! 🤤

    • @henrygarcia5256
      @henrygarcia5256 Před 5 lety +7

      @@Kittsuera it's been 2 years, did he make it?

  • @huntersterling8623
    @huntersterling8623 Před 8 lety +415

    I'm not sick while watching this.

  • @MCeili
    @MCeili Před rokem +7

    I would love to see a Ted Talk like this one about Lupus. I have learned so much already from these animated talks.

  • @jugalsinghrathore8090
    @jugalsinghrathore8090 Před 3 lety +4

    I love the best feeling after recovery from illness

  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  Před 8 lety +865

    Thanks everyone for watching today's video (and to everyone who is feeling sick, we hope you feel better!).
    TED-Ed is super honored to be nominated for a Webby Award! Help us out with your vote here: pv.webbyawards.com/2016/websites/general-website/education

    • @anonghosty
      @anonghosty Před 8 lety +5

      Done, Good luck.

    • @AnubhavSaha42
      @AnubhavSaha42 Před 8 lety +3

      +TED-Ed Done! You're leading with 67% of the votes! :)

    • @TheScienceVerse
      @TheScienceVerse Před 8 lety +1

      I heard about you on npr radio today morning ....keep it up

    • @chrisdawson5218
      @chrisdawson5218 Před 8 lety +1

      +TED-Ed Done mates..

    • @starbug5493
      @starbug5493 Před 8 lety +6

      +TED-Ed Ok but idea for next video: why do we feel so awful when we wake up from a nap? I feel like they're similar to symptoms while being sick. You loose your appetite, you're confused, your muscles kinda ache, etc...

  • @pythiasibyls6269
    @pythiasibyls6269 Před 7 lety +42

    I contracted a parasite from the Rosemont MovieCo theatre in Illinois in 2007 and almost died from dehydration. I couldn't keep ANYTHING in so I just lay on the couch until suddenly I went weak and my instincts kicked in and I crawled on my hands and knees to the bathroom and drank out of the sink sip by sip until I could stand.
    I went from "I just feel really bad" to my brain screaming at me "You're about to die! GO!!"
    It was an interesting experience.

    • @kayleem1256
      @kayleem1256 Před rokem +2

      Can you tell more about how you contracted a parasite at a theatre?

    • @nevaehhamilton3493
      @nevaehhamilton3493 Před 11 měsíci

      The parasite was controlling your brain, it made you drink from the sink.

    • @JeremyB1039
      @JeremyB1039 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Wow that’s my theatre right there!! I know they closed it down and AMC took over

    • @nevaehhamilton3493
      @nevaehhamilton3493 Před 8 měsíci

      @@JeremyB1039 probably from the parasitic infection

  • @prodbyANIMA
    @prodbyANIMA Před 2 lety +3

    This just opened my eyes to how complex we are. I am thankful for my body💜

  • @psychedforlife7176
    @psychedforlife7176 Před rokem +59

    I've never been this sick before from the flu. I got a flu shot on Tuesday and felt bad for 2 days but I felt okay the next day. However, the after that I started coughing, spiked a fever, muscle aches, and headache. It's been over a week now and I'm so fatigued and am still coughing.

    • @infinitejest441
      @infinitejest441 Před rokem +6

      Must have been a different strain.

    • @human__________
      @human__________ Před rokem +5

      takes a couple weeks before the shot is effective.

    • @Abdoulaye_Tambadou
      @Abdoulaye_Tambadou Před rokem +3

      It always start with a cough. Man i feel the same since Monday. What amazed me in all of these symptoms is the lack of appetite. Since it does hit me i feel lazy and get tired quickly. The only difference between you and i is that I’ve not taken the flu shot.

    • @alanclarkeau
      @alanclarkeau Před rokem

      There's your answer - my Mum was effectively dead 50mins after a flu shot. No pulse, no breathing. Fortunately Paramedics were in the next street and revived her. A week in hospital.

    • @jcm9356
      @jcm9356 Před rokem +2

      I too am the sickest I've ever been for the longest period of time with this flu. Slowly, slowly going but only after 2+ weeks. I have the flu shot every year, so god knows what this would have been like without it.

  • @aarona1c
    @aarona1c Před 7 lety +64

    That one step backward at "diarrhea" at 3:18 is just the best.

  • @shristi0000
    @shristi0000 Před 8 lety +59

    I am in love with this voice

    • @i_smoke_ghosts
      @i_smoke_ghosts Před 8 lety

      yea i love this dudes voice too

    • @melissabautz2346
      @melissabautz2346 Před 6 lety

      Oh I oh I oh I oh I,
      I'm in love with this voice,
      Everyday discovering new synonyms,
      I'm in to love with the voice of you
      Come on, give me commas, come on
      Come on give me commas come on,
      Oh I oh I oh I oh I,
      I'm in love with the voice of you.

  • @tiffanyvoss3966
    @tiffanyvoss3966 Před 4 lety +5

    My dad always said when I was sick and the doctors were taking forever that I was like a puzzle and they were trying to find that missing piece. And that it took a while when you lose a piece of a puzzle to find it.

  • @JoannaEve
    @JoannaEve Před rokem +2

    I’m currently sick and am trying not to feel sad this video helps a lot thank you 🙏

  • @JessMess415
    @JessMess415 Před 4 lety +45

    I have rheumatoid arthritis which is an autoimmune disease and during a flare it feels VERY similar to the flu. Whenever I try to explain the feeling of a flare (besides the painful swollen joints) i say it’s like the worst flu you’ve ever had. Shoutout to modern medicine for all the treatments!

  • @meosh930
    @meosh930 Před 4 lety +33

    That is the weirdest strategy to adapt in any fight. Imagine if someone tries attacking your castle, you go ahead and burn it first.

    • @leonardovergara5620
      @leonardovergara5620 Před 4 lety

      Meosh Sovg Scorched Earth?

    • @E--Drop
      @E--Drop Před 2 lety +1

      If your _castle_ is *_flame retardant,_* then it makes perfect sense. 🔥👍( •̀ .̫ •́ )✧

  • @Abyssal2808
    @Abyssal2808 Před 2 lety +3

    I am sick. No coughing, just sore thorat. After it was going away, I felt so awful and didn't want to move! That's where I am right now. I MISS MY HEALTH AND HATE MY IMMUNE SYSTEM RIGHT NOW

  • @foreverfuturebound
    @foreverfuturebound Před 2 lety +2

    watching this because i'm sick for the first time in almost three years :(

  • @phrenologygroyper
    @phrenologygroyper Před 8 lety +47

    My theory; we feel awful when we are sick to not only aid in eliminating bacteria/viruses but also so we KNOW we are sick and something is wrong and can go lay down and help our body with medicines/water, also so others know we are sick and will be careful not to get affected as well.

  • @GGSLM
    @GGSLM Před 8 lety +224

    This is really interesting.

  • @gettingshotsomeonesgonnapa8635

    02:48
    Lol its the way our bodies tell us "hey bro, remember how you licked that school doornob in a game of truth or dare? Yeah, we are taking our revenge bit*h."

  • @hannara566
    @hannara566 Před 3 lety +4

    “our immune system lead us pain” I’m shocked! But, when i’m sick, i’m able to appreciate about my immune system working for me.

  • @ineffablemars
    @ineffablemars Před 8 lety +157

    How did youtube know that I'm sick, and recommended this to me???

    • @gamechep
      @gamechep Před 7 lety +18

      Taylor TM CZcams is a product of Google, and so are you. We all are.

    • @apereason3057
      @apereason3057 Před 7 lety +7

      Taylor TM i know right, I have strep throat and it's no coincidence that this was first on my recommended. I think it knows because I searched up treatments for strep on google.

    • @falaharmand4305
      @falaharmand4305 Před 7 lety +1

      Taylor TM IKR AT FIRST I WAS LIKE "WAT"

    • @randomtinypotatocried
      @randomtinypotatocried Před 7 lety +5

      I'm pretty sure googling some of symptoms probably did it

    • @TwoHeadedTy
      @TwoHeadedTy Před 7 lety +1

      Taylor TM same

  • @timvestergaard7554
    @timvestergaard7554 Před 8 lety +504

    Next video: Whats a virus?

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  Před 8 lety +40

      +Tim vestergaard Thanks for the suggestion, Tim! You're in luck! Check out the below two videos:
      Cell vs. virus: A battle for health
      ed.ted.com/lessons/cell-vs-virus-a-battle-for-health-shannon-stiles
      How do germs spread (and why do they make us sick)?
      ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-germs-spread-and-why-do-they-make-us-sick-yannay-khaikin-and-nicole-mideo

    • @VenamRedstalker
      @VenamRedstalker Před 8 lety +20

      +TED-Ed More than that, I would suggest a video about how the medicines we get to stay better actually work. And what that "help" consists of. Very nice video, I feel like I'm not going to be irritable anymore when I'm sick, because you made me somewhat of aware of the chemistry behind my being irritable :D

    • @angelicbb
      @angelicbb Před 8 lety

      +Alex They are not alive

    • @alldaySCIENCEofficial
      @alldaySCIENCEofficial Před 8 lety

      It would be really a big help to me if you check out my channel. I create cool animated Science videos every week. If you like my videos then please subscribe it. I am sure you will love the videos. Thank you.

    • @timvestergaard7554
      @timvestergaard7554 Před 8 lety

      +TED-Ed thanks for giving me response (: love your vids

  • @somebodythatyouusedtokn0w

    Feeling low ,sad, have flu or fever, no one talk to and alone ??.. Don't worry mate things will get better soon.. We are with you :) 💪💪

    • @isabellas2swag
      @isabellas2swag Před 2 lety

      im sick rn i've been sick sense Thursday it's may 7th Saturday and i don't want my parents to take me to the doctor

    • @lorilovinglife_
      @lorilovinglife_ Před rokem

      Me and my daughter are sick with the flu she seems to be doing fine,but I feel terrible and tomorrow is my birthday ugh!

  • @paranoidalien1159
    @paranoidalien1159 Před 3 lety +3

    Because of that damn phone
    -Mom

  • @basementdwellers5688
    @basementdwellers5688 Před 7 lety +49

    I loved the graphics! And I learned that sleeping more when I'm sick will maximize my body's natural resources toward recovery. This explains the science behind my old-country Irish dad's advice!

    • @taraelizabethdensley9475
      @taraelizabethdensley9475 Před 8 měsíci

      I wish i could sleep more, but unless it's the flu i end up sitting on the sofa rather then sleeping

  • @Kate-vo3uk
    @Kate-vo3uk Před 8 lety +161

    You uploaded this when I was really sick.

  • @bagelly6957
    @bagelly6957 Před rokem +4

    Back again to watch this while sick in bed
    It honestly makes me feel better

  • @judithajoku8
    @judithajoku8 Před 3 lety +5

    Couldn’t stop laughing after I saw his “born to live “ helmet 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤️

  • @tnturnip
    @tnturnip Před 6 lety +5

    0:08 That socket is happy!

  • @SimmSumm
    @SimmSumm Před 8 lety +132

    I'm sorry but that confused face at 3:37 cracked me up!!!

    • @Ayverie4
      @Ayverie4 Před 7 lety +6

      I also totally laughed out loud at the derp face

    • @absinthefifi
      @absinthefifi Před 7 lety +1

      CHICKEEEN!

    •  Před 5 lety

      Confused or psychotic

    • @TBaroon
      @TBaroon Před 4 lety

      he's getting good head

    • @Krackatooah
      @Krackatooah Před 4 lety

      Are you stoned?

  • @Raybets
    @Raybets Před 4 lety +3

    2:35 Sleepy, lose appetite and thirst. Me right now.

  • @satnamo
    @satnamo Před 2 lety +2

    Even in a wound,
    There is a power to heal because my body loves me.

  • @breadcrumbs3530
    @breadcrumbs3530 Před 8 lety +63

    Despite how bad I physically feel when I'm sick, I still love being sick because you get an excuse to sit around all day and do absolutely nothing.

    • @MrBennyTheOwl
      @MrBennyTheOwl Před 7 lety +7

      It's fun for the first couple of hours but after that I just get bored.

    • @magiv4205
      @magiv4205 Před 7 lety +41

      Unless you're REALLY sick, to the point where you even promise to not ever slack in school again if only the pain went away...

  • @MitchellWiggs
    @MitchellWiggs Před 8 lety +38

    I dont know why but I think the little diarrhea animation at 3:16 is so adorable

  • @Arxielle
    @Arxielle Před 4 lety +10

    Shoutout to my immune system, it's constantly in a panic and continuously attacking my thyroid for no reason other than "hmm... this looks suspicious". Thanks Hashimoto's disease

    • @vacafuega
      @vacafuega Před 2 lety

      There is a theory that this is due to viruses remaining in the thyroid even after the body has eliminated them elsewhere - general disruption of the nervous system due to chronic or acute stress can also play a part. Your body is trying its best.

  • @jimintae3284
    @jimintae3284 Před rokem +5

    i'm really sick atm...sucks that i slept almost more than half of the day and didn't study;( truthfully i don't even need to this much sleep usually, im off just fine on max 6hrs sleep and minimum 2hrs sleep... sigh. i just hope that i and everybody suffering from this feel better soon

    • @35caliber.
      @35caliber. Před rokem

      i hope you’re getting better!! :-( i know how it feels, but your body needs rest! do not worry about studying and take time to relax. i know how hard it can be when u realize you aren’t studying, but your mental and physical health is MUCH more important!!! stay warm and take care!! 😊

  • @solodolotrevino
    @solodolotrevino Před 8 lety +32

    There's a war going on inside

    • @omegasrevenge
      @omegasrevenge Před 8 lety +14

      Macrophages be like "SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
      The rest of your body be like "THIS IS MADNESS!!"

  • @user-fh5ov4tu2j
    @user-fh5ov4tu2j Před 5 lety +8

    I lost a friend who had autoimmune disease. For years upon years doctors thought that he had kidney problems that comes and go away. He only had several months to live after he finally found out about his disease. It hasn't been studied and applied well in my country. If it had, maybe the disease could be diagnosed sooner and my friend could still be here.

  • @louisaisthankful4603
    @louisaisthankful4603 Před rokem +4

    We are truly fearfully and wonderfully made! Psalm 139

  • @WillN2Go1
    @WillN2Go1 Před 2 lety +3

    Good video. "It'll wipe out the infection before you even notice it." Tune up your symptom detector. As a middle school teacher I got really fed up with being sick at least twice a year from infected germy kids. I instituted COVID level cleanliness procedures (5 years before COVID): Clorox wipes of all surfaces in my class, and then whenever I even thought about it, I'd again wipe down desktops, chair backs and sides (where people touch them), etc. I put a two liter bottle of Purell on my desk and encouraged students to use it. Sick kids I sent to the nurse (on the one day a week she was there) or the office. They'd send them back. And I'd send them back again.
    But THIS is the big step. While creating lessons on how to tell the difference between flu, colds, allergies, etc. I realized that when I got hammered with the flu I'd woken up that morning and had the thought, "I might be coming down with something, I'd better take it easy." And then at some point during the day flu hit me like a truck. So in the morning instead of my energy level continually rising, it starts to taper off? I call in sick and go back to bed for the rest of the day. The first time I did this I felt like a complete flake - I didn't feel at all sick. But that night I started to get the flu headache. _Uh oh, here it comes._ Nope. Next day I woke up feeling great. I'd just beaten the flu. (Because I have asthma usually when I got the flu I'd have it for about four days and then secondary problems for another week or two.) In Hong Kong February 2020, at the beginning of COVID I had one of those experiences, but in the evening. My temperature was up, it didn't feel like anything I'd ever experienced (two sort of 'knots' on both sides of my chest). Same thing, go to bed. All the symptoms, feelings? were completely gone at 1-2am when I got up to pee. 6 weeks ago I did this again, had to skip a class I'd paid $200 for. Better safe than sorry. Next day, felt great. Hope this helps.

    • @jem5691
      @jem5691 Před 2 lety +2

      Great points and I'll echo that: be aware of your condition, listen to your body and watch out for early symptoms. Sometimes I'm feeling a bit "off" and YES, it is always worth taking it easy, and staying home if you think you're getting sick. Cancelling your other plans and resting in bed not only can prevent sickness, but imagine if you were about to go to school, or the office, or to see friends ... you might be infecting them!!
      It's smart to stay home when you're feeling sick or when you feel like it's coming.

  • @mushroom3285
    @mushroom3285 Před 7 lety +490

    2:40 anyone else see the hamburger grow legs and walk away? XD

    • @itsamemario1772
      @itsamemario1772 Před 7 lety +1

      Kishkat The Kitty Yeah we're not blind

    • @Cherry_amphetamines
      @Cherry_amphetamines Před 7 lety +2

      It's a me Mario it was a short while and it was small so it was new to me

    • @ShoutmonXW
      @ShoutmonXW Před 7 lety

      I sure did! It's a very cute Easter egg! XD

    • @KellySmith555
      @KellySmith555 Před 7 lety +1

      You guys just made this video that much funnier.Thank you! lol

    • @Archgeek0
      @Archgeek0 Před 7 lety +7

      Beware the Burger Spider. It lurks. It waits.

  • @STARPHROST
    @STARPHROST Před 8 lety +237

    3:17 that diarrhea art tho... xD

    • @soslothful
      @soslothful Před 8 lety +3

      +STARPHROST Nothing like a good poop joke.

    • @inSprayy
      @inSprayy Před 7 lety

      Looks like someone powering up his SSJ mode... With diarrhea

    • @jambakalsente2295
      @jambakalsente2295 Před 6 lety

      It's fun when you're 8 indeed, but if you're a grown man of 45 years old I have no words..

    • @omega6680
      @omega6680 Před 6 lety

      STARPHROST yeah

    • @ByCactus
      @ByCactus Před 6 lety +1

      Did you notice how the closest guy takes a step back after diarrhea was mentioned?

  • @nancyaustin9516
    @nancyaustin9516 Před 2 lety +4

    Great video! When I took anatomy & physiology years ago, apparently they hadn't worked this out yet, because most of this is totally new to me--they did realize that it's the immune system that makes you feel ill, but not the various pathways.

  • @BlueGuise9
    @BlueGuise9 Před rokem +2

    Shout out to everyone here suffering from a chronic immune disorder.

  • @aditidas2044
    @aditidas2044 Před 8 lety +307

    Great video!!! I really learnt a lot! Pls could you make a video on the mind of a depressed person or depression. It would really help me:)

    • @moldefan3544
      @moldefan3544 Před 8 lety +10

      A big and important topic! A lot of things cause depression, the human body and psyche is a complex thing.

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  Před 8 lety +34

      Hi +Aditi Das, great suggestion! We recently made this video on depression: czcams.com/video/z-IR48Mb3W0/video.html.

    • @aditidas2044
      @aditidas2044 Před 8 lety +7

      TED-Ed Thank you.

    • @aditidas2044
      @aditidas2044 Před 8 lety +1

      +Molde Fan Yes that is true. Sorry didn't see ur comment before

    • @moldefan3544
      @moldefan3544 Před 8 lety +3

      Hehe, don't worry. I wasn't awaiting a reply. But it's nice that you did. :)

  • @notdeadyet5337
    @notdeadyet5337 Před 5 lety +15

    I'm sick, and my favorite holiday (Halloween) is tommorow. Let's all pray that I recover just in time.

    • @jenlisabecause
      @jenlisabecause Před 2 lety

      Did you recover?

    • @Calamity3_0
      @Calamity3_0 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jenlisabecause you replied on a 2 years comment.

    • @notdeadyet5337
      @notdeadyet5337 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jenlisabecause lol i’m pretty sure i did actually recover from that :)

    • @jenlisabecause
      @jenlisabecause Před 2 lety +1

      @@notdeadyet5337 lol that’s good!

  • @SomeWiseGuy.
    @SomeWiseGuy. Před 3 lety +1

    I just love the Image at 3:28
    It draws attention to infected cuts. Shows a picture of someones head beeing split almost in half. I darf to say that at that point a Virus infection might be the least of your concernes.

  • @CecileVizcaya
    @CecileVizcaya Před rokem +1

    I returned to this video 'cause I got sick. I need to console myself that my body is working in its peak performance.

  • @FazalFariz
    @FazalFariz Před 7 lety +5

    1:20 That sad wall socket.

  • @chimaera41
    @chimaera41 Před 8 lety +529

    Up if you watch this when sick

  • @isabellalam08
    @isabellalam08 Před 2 lety +2

    Wow, our bodies are truly amazing things

  • @VoLtiamo
    @VoLtiamo Před rokem +1

    Thank you for the precious information. It felt good watching this while having a flu. Much love from India.

  • @lhijk2135
    @lhijk2135 Před 6 lety +16

    I love this thank you! With panic disorder this helps me when I'm sick and just learned it can mess with serotonin levels.

  • @yeetytheyeti5520
    @yeetytheyeti5520 Před 7 lety +34

    You: Man I'm feeling sick gonna go lie down.
    Hypothalamus: WE ARE GOING TO WAR, BOYS!

  • @davielawrence3773
    @davielawrence3773 Před 2 lety +2

    My parents actually told me as a child/teenager, not to take things like ibuprofen if my temperature doesn't rise higher than 39,5°C (everything above is okay for a few hours, but id it doesn't stop by itself I should intervene). This ensures my body "cooks" all the bad things in me like harmful viruses and bacteria to death so I don't have to suffer too long with that cold.

    • @SkyeAten
      @SkyeAten Před 2 lety

      Yes, great advice. People drink far too much medicine far too easily (forgetting meds have side effects and health risks too). And with the flu, those meds are just treating symptoms in the first place. There aren't any meds to eliminate the virus. Only your immune system can do that so it's important to rest.

  • @sewmeonekenobi639
    @sewmeonekenobi639 Před rokem +4

    So then, why do I feel awful when I’m not sick?

  • @evergreensweetnesslavender
    @evergreensweetnesslavender Před 5 lety +71

    1:30
    Medieval doctors: *i told you spilling your blood out would work*

  • @aaaknowkneemoos4811
    @aaaknowkneemoos4811 Před 5 lety +657

    is it possible to give AK-47 to my immune system to help them win the battle?

    • @solomonnie6108
      @solomonnie6108 Před 5 lety +52

      The it's more likely to work like auto-immune disease since your body will be caught in crossfire with AK-47 bullets all over your body lol

    • @Taniachi_Fractal
      @Taniachi_Fractal Před 4 lety +36

      Nah, it is too big. But if you make tiny robots holding tiny AK-47 and put them into your blood, this may work

    • @gutenman7112
      @gutenman7112 Před 4 lety +37

      They already have a better ak-47 , its called antibodies , the last line of defense. Although you can give them nukes tho , its called antibiotik , but it also kills some of your comrade .

    • @Bobdixon_Moonvarga_Dancer_III
      @Bobdixon_Moonvarga_Dancer_III Před 4 lety +10

      In America immune systems have AR-15’s. To fight those terrorist viral invaders.

    • @joshuacruz9307
      @joshuacruz9307 Před 4 lety +1

      The incorrect grammar posed in your question made it funnier to read. LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @KJPlayer
    @KJPlayer Před rokem +7

    I always assumed it was the germs and bacteria ravaging my body.

  • @ShadowF305
    @ShadowF305 Před 3 lety +3

    Watching this as I’m fighting off Covid 💀

  • @MatthewSmith-wx9wy
    @MatthewSmith-wx9wy Před 4 lety +48

    3:25
    A clean cut through my skull, into my brain. Just another day.

  • @alexcordero6672
    @alexcordero6672 Před 6 lety +11

    The animation alone helped my kids understand how dis-ease works. Thank you!!!

  • @user-hq5hg6mz2n
    @user-hq5hg6mz2n Před 2 lety +1

    It is astonishing how well our bodies can fight infections

  • @Ivan-0000
    @Ivan-0000 Před 2 lety

    I'm here obsessed over a guy deeped in depression my whole life and my body has been doing this the whole time? Wow, truly amazing