Public HealthJune 14, 2024
How to Avoid Summer Germs
From hiking to barbecuing and gardening to swimming, the opportunities for summer fun can also pose health risks. Here’s how to stay safe this summer
Stories by Bill Sullivan
Bill Sullivan is a professor of pharmacology and toxicology and of microbiology and immunology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He runs an independent research laboratory focused on the cellular and molecular biology of Toxoplasma gondii.
EpidemiologySeptember 26, 2023
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Are on the Rise in the U.S. Here’s How to Stay Safe
Here’s why the CDC is so concerned about deadly flesh-eating bacteria and ways to avoid being infected
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2015
How a Cat Parasite Controls Other Animals' Brains
Toxoplasma gondii, an insidious and common parasite spread by cats, controls its rodent host's brain—and may be manipulating our own behavior as well
The SciencesMarch 1, 2015
Common Cat Parasite Infects Many Other Hosts
Toxoplasma gondii affects creatures on land, in the air and on the sea through multiple means of transmission