03127cam a2200481 i 4500 1165042193 TxAuBib 20230425120000.0 220131s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022004007 9781684378159 hardcover 168437815X hardcover (OCoLC)1296689235 NcU/DLC eng rda DLC BDX OCLCO OCLCF OCLCO JAG TOH UAP DPL VP@ UKMGB UOK TxAuBib rda Jarrow, Gail, author. American murderer : the parasite that haunted the South / Gail Jarrow. First edition. New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2022] ©2022. 159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Medical fiascoes series Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-148) and index. 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. "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. The topic of this STEM book remains relevant and will fascinate young readers interested in medicine, science, history-and gross stories about bloodsucking creatures"-- Provided by publisher. Ages 10-17 Calkins Creek. Grades 7-9 Calkins Creek. 20230425. Stiles, Charles Wardell 1867-1941. Hookworm disease Southern States Prevention History 20th century Juvenile literature. Hookworm disease Southern States Prevention History 19th century. Hookworm disease Southern States Prevention History 21st century. Public health Southern States History 20th century Juvenile literature. Public health Southern States History 19th century. Public health Southern States History 21th century. Medical fiascoes series. TXKIP