"Early History, in Part Esoteric, of the Hookworm (Uncinariasis) Campaign in Our Southern United States"
Journal article
By: Charles Wardell Stiles
Date: August 1939
Source: Stiles, Charles Wardell. "Early History, in Part Esoteric, of the Hookworm (Uncinariasis) Campaign in Our Southern United States." The Journal of Parasitology, 25, no. 4, August 1939, 283, 296–308.
About the Author: Charles Wardell Stiles (1867–1941) was famous for his work to cure hookworm. Educated at the University of Leipzig, among other institutions, he worked at the Bureau of Animal Industry before he taught at Johns Hopkins Medical School and Georgetown University. He investigated many animal diseases, such as trichinosis and parasitic worms; and worker's health issues, such as mine sanitation and the health of cotton mill workers. He spearheaded new rules in zoological classifications and helped to form the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission.
Introduction
Hookworm was less...
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