Stiles finds hookworm endemic across the South
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- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. whole source · open book
In September 1902, outfitted with just a microscope, Dr. Stiles journeyed through the South examining human feces, and, sure enough, he found hookworm eggs everywhere. It was an exhilarating discovery, since hookworm could be cured with fifty cents’ worth of salts and thymol.
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