INFD3012 Infectious Diseases (University of Sydney): rated 4.1/5 overall across 1 review collected on USYD Wall.
INFD3012 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Medicine and Health in Department of Medical Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 传染病学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Department of Medical Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Infectious diseases occur as a result of interactions between a host and a microbial parasite. This unit of study will explain how infectious agents interact with human hosts at the molecular, cellular, individual patient and community levels to cause diseases and how the hosts attempt to combat these infections.
INFD3012 has 1 scored review: overall 4.1/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "Did INFD3012 last year and can confirm that it was pretty cruisy. Touched on vaccine development and Covid among other infectious diseases so it was quite interesting."
The course panel on USYD Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is INFD3012 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 4.1/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches INFD3012, and when is it offered?
A: INFD3012 is taught by the Faculty of Medicine and Health. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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