Digital Specialist Diploma in Immunology

Stephen Clarke looks at environmental factors, viruses and the threats posed to the integrity of the immune system.

Is autoimmunity on the increase? Epidemiological evidence. Details of five autoimmune diseases are presented.

In the first article in this series from March 2023, an outline of the history of autoimmunity and significant concepts such as immunotolerance and clonal deletion were introduced. More details of five autoimmune diseases are now presented.