February: Control of infectious diseases

There are many different infectious diseases — from anthrax to West Nile virus — and controlling their spread has been a fundamental goal since the beginning of public health in Canada. We are focusing on venereal diseases, HIV/AIDS, polio and tuberculosis to illustrate just a few of our historic achievements and the ongoing fight against infectious diseases across the country and around the world.

Features

• Fighting the Good Fight! From VD to HIV/AIDS
• The Story of Polio: Polio crippled tens of thousands of Canadians until the Salk vaccine was introduced in 1955
• Tuberculosis and Aboriginal People

Milestones

• Control of infectious diseases

Polio

• Poliomyelitis and Its Prevention

Tuberculosis

• What is TB?
• History of Tuberculosis