| Series |
Medical fiascoes series
Jarrow, Gail. Medical fiascoes series. ^A1454424
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| 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. |
| Abstract |
"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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-147) and index. |
| Interest age level |
Ages 10-17 |
| Interest grade level |
Grades 5-9 |
| Audience |
1080 Lexile |
| Awards note | Winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Jarrow, Gail. American murderer. First edition. New York : Calkins Creek, 2022 9781635928297 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| Genre/form | Instructional and educational works. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Instructional and educational works. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2022004007 |
| ISBN | 9781684378159 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 168437815X (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (eBook) |
