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

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New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2022]

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Edition	First edition.
Description	159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Series	Medical fiascoes series
	Jarrow, Gail. Medical fiascoes series.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-147) and index.
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. 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.
Audience	Ages 10-17 Calkins Creek.
	Grades 7-9 Calkins Creek.
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.
	Stiles, Charles Wardell, 1867-1941.
	Hookworm disease -- Southern States -- Prevention -- History -- 19th century.
	Hookworm disease -- Southern States -- Prevention -- History -- 21th century.
	Public health -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
	Public health -- Southern States -- History -- 21th century.
	Necator americanus -- Southern States.
	MEDICAL / Public Health.
	Stiles, Charles Wardell, 1867-1941. (OCoLC)fst00129720
	Hookworm disease -- Prevention. (OCoLC)fst00960054
	Necator americanus. (OCoLC)fst01035331
	Public health. (OCoLC)fst01082238
	Southern States. (OCoLC)fst01244550
Chronological Term	1800-1999
Genre/Form	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Illustrated works. (OCoLC)fst01423873
	Instructional and educational works. (OCoLC)fst01919931
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Instructional and educational works.
	Illustrated works.
	Biographies.
Other Form:	Online version: Jarrow, Gail. American murderer. First edition. New York : Calkins Creek, 2022 9781635928297 (DLC) 2022004008
ISBN	9781684378159 (hardcover)
	168437815X (hardcover)
	9781635928297 (eBook)

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