The Science of Health

It’s invisible, odourless and tasteless. And even though it’s natural, it can be a health danger inside of homes and buildings. So, what is it?

Climate change affects our natural surroundings and increases the spread of zoonotic infectious diseases (ZIDs), which are diseases that can pass between animals and humans, like Lyme disease and rabies.

When you go grocery shopping these days, you may notice a new nutrition symbol on some packages featuring a magnifying glass and statements indicating that a product is high in saturated fat, sugars and/or sodium.

In Canada and around the world, we are feeling the health impacts of climate change, from an increase in extreme heat and wildfire events, to the evolving spread of bacteria and viruses.

For over 20 years, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)’s National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) has been conducting research on Marburg virus to help save lives in countries experiencing outbreaks and to protect the health and safety of people in Canada.