I had no idea there was even a thing called hookworm, but I was aware of the stereotype of”slow” Southerners in the USA, and while this might not be a fun read for the squeamish, it is a fascinating story. The idea that it is so widespread globally still today… yikes.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/how-a-worm-gave-the-south-a-bad-name/
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