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• n  parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
• n  infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin

• Three out of four own less than an acre of land, two out of three suffer from hookworm and malaria, nine out of ten are partially blind from the effects of bad water and .
• The first major evil that his trustees sought to cure: hookworm in the South.
• And as far as the scientists could find out, the craving for dirt (known as geophagia) has nothing to do with hookworm, as many doctors firmly believe, for hookworm is very rare in .

• hookworm disease

News & Articles

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• Dueling infections: Parasitic worms limit the effects of giardia, and vice versa
  If the idea of hookworms makes you shudder, consider this: Those pesky intestinal parasites may actually help your body ward off other infections, and perhaps even prevent autoimmune and other diseases.
  Aug. 30, 2013 - Science Daily

Quotes

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• Taylor Branch in Jackson Clarion Ledger
  Branch said the act opened up the region politically and economically, transforming it from the "hookworm South to the Sun Belt South."