The History of Terrorism
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Parasitic nematodes of mammals
Hookworm
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Hookworm
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Ancylostomatidae
Parasitic nematodes of mammals
Children
1909 The campaign was launched with a US$1 million donation by John D. Rockefeller "to bring about a cooperative movement of the medical profession, public health officials, boards of trade, churches, schools, the press, and other agencies for the cure...
1909 When the commission was launched in 1909, over 40% of the population in 11 Southern states was infected by hookworm without any knowledge of it.
1909-1915 Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm Disease (RSC)
1910 According to a study, by 1910, 7.5 million Southerners had hookworms. It is also estimated that the rate of infection in children was at around 30-40%, reaching an almost 100% in the sandy coastal plain.
1913-1916 International Health Commission
1913-1951 International Health Division - Diseases
1913-1951 International Health Division (IHD)
1931 Castle's research interest was pernicious iron deficiency anemia, specifically as caused by the parasitic hookworm, which was endemic on the island at rates of 80%, and tropical sprue.
2020 In addition to continuing work on vaccines already in clinical trials for hookworm as of 2010 [11] and schistosomiasis,[13] Hotez led a team of researchers developing vaccines against other diseases including leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, SARS, and MERS,[19] As of 2020, he was also working in development of a Coronavirus vaccine.[20] With Maria Elena Bottazzi, he led the team that designed COVID-19 vaccine named Corbevax.[21]
He looked for leverage whereby a few millions of dollars would generate significant changes, as in the creation of a new university, the eradication of hookworm because it reduced efficiency or the revolution in hospitals caused by the Flexner Report.
Hookworm infection
In the early 1900s, many people in the South lacked proper sanitary infrastructure, such as sewage and even bathrooms. In addition, poverty and the warm climate led people to walk barefooted, often on feces-contaminated soil, where they might touch hookwor