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Hookworm disease Prevention Hookworm disease Southern States Prevention History 19th century Hookworm disease Southern States Prevention History 21th century Necator americanus Necator americanus Southern States Public health Public health Southern States History 19th century Public health Southern States History 21th century Southern States Stiles, Charles Wardell 1867-1941Filter By Authors
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Medical fiascoes seriesSummary: A road trip though the creative spirit of the American South, a world of churches, prisons, coal mines, and mountains, with alternative country musician and songwriter Jim White acting as tour guide. Presents a collage of stories and testimonies while a strange Southern Jesus looms in the background.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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Summary: "Imagine microscopic worms living in the soil. They enter your body through your bare feet, travel to your intestines, and stay there for years sucking your blood like vampires. You feel exhausted. You get sick easily. It sounds like a nightmare, but that's what happened in the American South during the 1800s and early 1900s. Doctors never guessed that hookworms were making patients ill, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2022