# 3 ways to end a virus

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: TED-Ed
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_ed_3_ways_to_end_a_virus)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the observable universe. Even so, viruses can and do go extinct. So, what is the possibility of the virus that causes COVID-19 going extinct? Explore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction. \[Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by George Zaidan\].

## Lectures

1. [3 ways to end a virus](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ted_ed_3_ways_to_end_a_virus/d3790620bfe2), 6 min (TED's player)