text American murderer : the parasite that haunted the South
- 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, ... Read more
- Contents
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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.
- Format
- text
- Description
- 159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
- Publisher
- Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2022
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Woodmere (Main Branch) | YA 616.9 JAR in Young Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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TADL-WOOD | YA 616.9 JAR in Young Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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
Stiles, Charles Wardell 1867-1941
Hookworm disease Prevention
Necator americanus
Public health
Southern States
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Woodmere (Main Branch) | YA 616.9 JAR in Young Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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