Hookworm was also a huge problem in the Southern US, up to 40% of people living there were infected with hookworm. Hookworm infestations make people tired and u

Hookworm was also a huge problem in the Southern US, up to 40% of people living there were infected with hookworm. Hookworm infestations make people tired and unable to work, but are not fatal. John Rockefeller spearheaded and funded a campaign to eradicate hookworm, which was largely successful in promoting better sanitation to prevent hookworms from entering people. Hookworms reproduce in the intestinal tract and then lay eggs, which are passed through the body inside feces. They enter the body though the feet, and the cycle starts over. Knowing this, a plan was devised to provide outhouses, shoes, and hookworm treatment to infected people, and it was successful in greatly reducing hookworm infections. Like malaria, hookworm is still around and able to infect people. https://resource.rockarch.org/story/public-health-how-the-fight-against-hookworm-helped-build-a-system/ https://resource.rockarch.org/story/public-health-how-the-fi...