Immunology: Immune System and Infectious Diseases
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Immunology: Immune System and Infectious Diseases at Coursera Overview
Duration | 11 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Immunology: Immune System and Infectious Diseases at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a Certificate upon completion
Immunology: Immune System and Infectious Diseases at Coursera Course details
- 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
- This can manifest as disease when the infectious agent replicates and inflicts damage
- The avoidance of human natural defences may result in host colonisation by a pathogen and thus an infection
Immunology: Immune System and Infectious Diseases at Coursera Curriculum
Immune response to bacteria
Introduction
Pathogens and the resources they seek
Immune responses to specific pathogens
Immune diversity in different populations and ages
The immune response to bacteria: Mechanical, chemical and innate immune responses
The immune response to bacteria: Cellular responses to extracellular bacteria
The immune response to bacteria: Cellular responses to intracellular bacteria
Course introduction
Introduction
Mechanisms of immune defence against extracellular Bacteria
Mechanisms in immune defence against intracellular bacteria
Commensal bacteria in the gut
Week 1 Practice Quiz
Immune response to bacteria
Viral immunity and evasion
Viral immunity and evasion - Part 1: Virology and immunology
Viral immunity and evasion - Part 2: Viral evasion
Type 1 interferon responses during respiratory viral infections
Introduction
Immune responses to viral infections
Respiratory viral infections
Human immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection
COVID-19 pathogenesis and SARS-CoV-2 life cycle
Commensal bacteria versus viruses
Week 2 Practice Quiz 1
Week 2 Practice Quiz 2
Viral immunity and evasion
Immunity against fungal infections
Immunodeficiency and fungal infection - Part 1
Immunodeficiency and fungal infection - Part 2
Introduction
Immune responses to fungal infections
Common invasive fungal infections in the human host
Fungal dysbiosis
Immunity against fungal infections
Immune responses to Leishmania parasites
Immunity to Leishmania parasites - Part 1
Immunity to Leishmania parasites - Part 2
Immunity to Leishmania parasites - Part 3
Introduction
Immune responses to Leishmania infection
Spectrum of disease in human cutaneous and mucosal Leishmaniasis
Week 4 Practice Quiz
Immune responses to Leishmania parasites
Malaria infection and immunity
Malaria immune response and immunity
Malaria immunopathogenesis
Introduction
Immune responses to malaria
Immune responses to malaria - summary
Malaria in pregnancy
Malaria immune evasion in humans
Week 5 Practice Quiz
Malaria infection and immunity
Tuberculosis and human immunity
Tuberculosis - disease and immune response
Introduction
Immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis - master of trickery
Week 6 Practice Quiz
Tuberculosis and human immunity
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