Infectious Diseases

As a United Nations effort to negotiate a treaty on plastic pollution wraps up this weekend, let’s test your knowledge of the ubiquitous and potentially hazardous pollutants known as microplastics.

University of Waterloo researchers develop a liposome-based drug delivery platform that releases the drug in response to a toxin.

‘You have to assume that raw milk, unpasteurized milk, has potential infectious agents that can cause serious illness in the people who drink it.’

Mpox is a viral infection that is contagious and causes a painful rash that can be accompanied by other symptoms like fever, chills, headache, and back, joint and muscle pain.

Research shows many pathogenic germs—such as E coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes—can survive on clothes for months.

World antimicrobial resistance (AMR) week runs from November 18 to 24. From appropriate prescribing to prevention of infection, test how much you know about antimicrobial resistance.

Canadian Paediatric Society issues guidance on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prevention strategies in young children for the 2024-2025 viral respiratory illness season.

There are no indications that H5N1 bird flu would spark a pandemic, but experts urged preparedness.