Sixty seconds on . . . hookworm.

Abstract

Yes, that’s right, the parasite, thought to affect about 450 million people globally, that is common in countries with poor sanitation. But it’s also been found in one of the richest countries in the world: the United States. Hookworm infection, historically a big problem in the southern US states, was thought to have been wiped out sometime in the 1950s. However, a community organisation, the …