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Author Jarrow, Gail, author.

Title American murderer : the parasite that haunted the South / by Gail Jarrow.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2022]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3006088~S1
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 95th Street Juvenile Nonfiction  J 616.9 JAR    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Juvenile Nonfiction  J 616.9 JAR    AVAILABLE
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Description 159 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Series Medical fiascoes series
Jarrow, Gail. Medical fiascoes series.
Audience 1080L Lexile
Note 1080L Lexile
Contents Vampire -- Worm scientist -- Unlocking secrets -- The laziness germ : all about hookworms -- Battling Necator -- "Skidoo, hookworm" -- Hookworm socials -- The privy problem -- A curse is lifted -- The bloodsucker lives on.
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 zoologist Charles Stiles knew better. Working with one of the first public health organizations, he and his colleagues treated the sick and showed Southerners how to protect themselves by wearing shoes and using outhouses so that the worms didn't spread. Although hookworm was eventually controlled in the United States, the parasite remains a serious health problem throughout the world"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Stiles, Charles Wardell, 1867-1941 -- Juvenile literature.
Hookworm disease -- Southern States -- Prevention -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Hookworm disease -- Southern States -- Prevention -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Public health -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Public health -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Necator americanus -- Southern States -- Juvenile literature.
Hookworm disease -- Prevention -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Public health -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Public health -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Necator americanus -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 9781684378159 trade
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