Name: Immunology: Immune System and Infectious Diseases
Brand: Imperial College London
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Rating: 4.8 (13 reviews)

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The constant struggle between pathogens and the human immune system has been posing a significant threat to our health for thousands of years. Infectious diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide. These are typically caused by bacteria (intra- and extracellular), viruses, fungi, parasites (worms/helminths) and prions. Under normal circumstance, the immune response orchestrates a robust protection against these pathogens using both molecular and cellular mechanisms. This usually leads to direct or indirect inactivation of the infectious agent, so the disease symptoms may not appear. However, numerous pathogens have devised immune evasion strategies, which allow them to play ‘hide and seek’ with our immune system. The avoidance of human natural defences may result in host colonisation by a pathogen and thus an infection. This can manifest as disease when the infectious agent replicates and inflicts damage. In this course, you will learn about the different types of pathogens, their confrontation with human immune system, and the dramatic consequences of their evasive strategies....

Top reviews

Jul 18, 2025

the lecture on fungi was very boring. It seems the lecturer was just reading instead of explaining

Aug 13, 2023

It was a great experience indeed. Thanks to coursera and Imperial College London

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By ilham m

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Sep 5, 2023

Great course, thank you Imperial College London and Coursera.

By Mahnoor S

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Sep 6, 2023

course was really information. Teaching methodology was really amazing.

By LEONARDO L D S

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Aug 31, 2025

This is an impressively comprehensive and in-depth course on modern immunology. It masterfully connects foundational principles to the complexities of autoimmunity, infectious disease, transplantation, and cancer. A challenging and highly valuable curriculum for building a robust understanding of the field.