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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Jarrow, Gail, author.     Subjects     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Jarrow, Gail, author.       by title:      American murderer : ...         MARC Display

American murderer : the parasite that haunted the South / Gail Jarrow. by Jarrow, Gail, author. New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2022] Subjects 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. ISBN:  9781684378159 (hardcover) 168437815X (hardcover) Series:  Jarrow, Gail. Medical fiascoes series. Description:  159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. Edition:  First edition. 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. Requests:  0 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. Awards:  Winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. Audience:  Ages 10-17 Calkins Creek. Grades 7-9 Calkins Creek.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Status   Hanapepe Public Library Acquisitions --- On Order in Processing Add Copy to MyList

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