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American Murderer

The Parasite that Haunted the South

Author: Gail Jarrow

Narrated by: Donald Corren

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Format
Digital Audiobook

Age
9 - 12

Duration
02:35.29

Published: 28th March 2023

Digital Audiobook

$16.99

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Tiny creatures lurk in the warm soil of the American South, waiting to attack a human victim. Once they invade through bare skin, the parasites travel deep into the gut of the unsuspecting host, where they suck blood like a vampire.
Hookworm takes center stage in YALSA-winner Gail Jarrow's third book of the Medical Fiascoes series. In this exciting medical mystery, she reveals how a parasite slowly drained the energy and life from millions of southerners. Can early twentieth-century scientists and doctors uncover its secrets, fight back, and cure the victims?
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