History Main / IdealIllnessImmunity

** Averted by the Death Guard legion, who sold themselves to the service of Nurgle, the god of pestilence and decay, after they were infected with a plague (created by Nurgle himself) so virulent even their enhanced immune systems couldn't cope with it and selling their souls was the only way to survive. Similarly, in the novel ''[[Literature/SpaceWolf Ragnar's Claw]]'' a group of Space Wolves is sickened by mere proximity to an Unclean One, a greater daemon of Nurgle.

** In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', being a werewolf likewise makes you immune to all diseases.

* One ''Series/TheOuterLimits'' episode involves prototype nanites developed to make this a reality. Basically, the nanites are designed to move through the body and look for any cellular abnormalities. The damaged or mutated cells would then be restored to their original state. And yes, someone even accused the scientist who developed them of playing God. Unfortunately, a friend of his decides to inject himself with the nanites before they're fully tested. Given the nature of the series, things go horribly wrong.

Compare STDImmunity and WeWillHavePerfectHealthInTheFuture.

* Ferengi in ,'Franchise/StarTrek'' are immune to almost all known diseases, but they can get infections.

* A variation with the [[HumanAlien Irathient]] in ''Series/{{Defiance}]''. They are immune to most diseases, but they can still be carriers. This is one of the reasons they are looked down upon by most races, especially since they are inherently distrustful of vaccines.

'''Doctor:''' Well, you'd think so, but all of your diseases are in perfect balance.\\

'''Doctor:''' Oh, no, no, in fact, even slight breeze could --\\
'''Burns:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Indestructible…]]

* This is one of the superhuman, vaguely-[[OurElvesAreBetter elven]] characteristics popularly attributed to [[RoyalBlood the Targaryens]] in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', with Daenerys being confident enough of this that she personally tends to people dying of the flux. As to the accuracy of this belief, there are three historical cases related in the books of Targaryens getting ill (Aegon V's grandfather and his two immediate heirs died in the Great Spring Sickness), [[spoiler:and Dany is displaying mysterious symptoms of ''something'' at the end of ADWD.]]

In RealLife, diseases are a constant and major threat to survival, even for individuals who lead less adventurous lives. And while the human immune system can perform amazing feats of self-preservation at times, no one is truly safe in the face of new, hitherto unseen virus strains and bacteria mutations (not to mention [[TheTopicOfCancer cancer]]).

STDImmunity and WeWillHavePerfectHealthInTheFuture are subtropes.

* The vorcha in ''Franchise/MassEffect'' are immune to all diseases, which allowed the mostly vorcha Blood Pack mercenaries to try to take over Omega's slums when the Collector plague hit in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''.

* The vampires of the BlackDaggerBrotherhood very very rarely have to worry about illness, and never human ones--as Wrath points out 'I couldn't catch anything you might give me' and are immune to cancer (which is handy, because several of them smoke like chimneys!) This also extends to having STDImmunity (lucky for sex-obsessed Rhage!)

** Averted by the Death Guard legion, who sold themselves to the service of Nurgle, the god of pestilence and decay, after they were infected with a plague (created by Nurgle himself) so virulent even their enhanced immune systems couldn't cope with it and selling their souls was the only way to survive. Similarly, in the novel ''[[SpaceWolf Ragnar's Claw]]'' a group of Space Wolves is sickened by mere proximity to an Unclean One, a greater daemon of Nurgle.

'''Burns:''' Indestructible.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'', Wolverine's HealingFactor also grants him quick recovery from almost any disease. This becomes a major plot point in a two-part episode: Bishop and Cable both travel back in time to prevent a bioengineered plague from wiping out mutantkind. Cable solves the problem by allowing Wolverine to get infected with the plague. Wolverine recovers in minutes, and his immune system now has antibodies that can be used to manufacture a vaccine for the plague.

* In the Newsflesh series, a genetically modified virus means people are immune to the common cold and never get cancer. Instead they turn into zombies.

* In ''WesternAnimation/XMen'', Wolverine's HealingFactor also grants him quick recovery from almost any disease. This becomes a major plot point in a two-part episode: Bishop and Cable both travel back in time to prevent a bioengineered plague from wiping out mutantkind. Cable solves the problem by allowing Wolverine to get infected with the plague. Wolverine recovers in minutes, and his immune system now has antibodies that can be used to manufacture a vaccine for the plague.

** Averted by the Death Guard legion, who have sold themselves to the service of Nurgle, the god of pestilence and decay, after they were infected with a plague (created by Nurgle himself) so virulent even their enhanced immune systems couldn't cope with it and selling their souls was the only way to survive.

* In all games of ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series save ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena Arena]]'', being a vampire renders you immune to disease, which is a little ironic considering that you become one by ''contracting'' a disease (variously known as vampirism, porphyric hemophilia, or sanguinare vampiris depending on the game).

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* The elves in Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium are [[OurElvesAreBetter utterly unaffected by diseases, along with other nifty talents]].

* The vorcha in ''Franchise/MassEffect'' are immune to all diseases, which allowed the mostly vorcha Blood Pack mercenaries to try and take over Omega's slums when the Collector plague hit in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''.
* In all games of ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series save ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena Arena]]'', being a vampire renders you immune to disease, which is a little ironic considering you become one by ''contracting'' a disease (variously known as vampirism, porphyric hemophilia, or sanguinare vampiris depending on the game).

* This serves as a minor plot point in ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope'' [[spoiler:when Reimi contracts an always-fatal disease from the local inhabitants of a foreign planet. Eventually she has no choice but to reveal that she was genetically engineered to resist all diseases. Within time, the petrification of her left foot disappears]].

* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Mr. Burns has every known disease and a few new ones.
-->Burns: This sounds like bad news.\\
Doctor: Well, you'd think so, but all of your diseases are in perfect balance.\\

Burns: So what you're saying is, I'm indestructible!\\
Doctor: Oh, no, no, in fact, even slight breeze could --\\
Burns: Indestructible.

In RealLife, diseases are a constant and major threat to survival, even for individuals who lead less adventurous lives. And while the human immune system can perform amazing feats of self-preservation at times, no one is truly safe in the face of new, hitherto unseen virus strains and bacteria mutations (not to mention [[TheTopicOfCancer cancer]]).

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->Burns: This sounds like bad news.\\

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