TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jarrow,Gail
TI  - American Murderer: the parasite that haunted the South 
T2  - Medical fiascoes series
SN  - 9781684378159
AV  - RA644.H65 J377 2022
U1  - 616.9/654 23/eng/20220209
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
KW  - Stiles, Charles Wardell,
KW  - Hookworm disease
KW  - Southern States
KW  - Prevention
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Public health
KW  - Necator americanus
KW  - Instructional and educational works
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Illustrated works
KW  - Biographies
N1  - new book 2022 fall; Includes bibliographical references 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; Ages 10-17; Calkins Creek; Grades 7-9; Calkins Creek
N2  - "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"--
ER  -