"Hookworm then rampant in the American South" - what's that nonsense? It is still rampant in the poorer parts of the American South: https://www.theguardian.com

"Hookworm then rampant in the American South" - what's that nonsense? It is still rampant in the poorer parts of the American South: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/05/hookworm-lowndes-county-alabama-water-waste-treatment-poverty https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/05/hookworm-low...