The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-09-28
uooLHocu Disease.

Hookwoc,a disease. technically kCowu
as uncinariaSiS, IS caused by Ssna!
round worm which measures abou; half
az .ncn IN length and has the thickness
OF az ordinary nairpin. Hookworln>
occur n o.her animals besides man. Is
dogs. cattle, sheep. etc. The species
OF worm. however. Which affects man
VII 20, produce :he disease II other
animals, nor vii! anr o. ,t:Se species
which Affect othe. animals produce The
disease II man.
The Egyp,iacs, 500 years ago. were
!c u! probability acquainted WIKI the
ynalaay. IN this country. .neG!ca! writ
icsS describe the disease as far back AS
1905 The nature o! the disease was not
:hea understood. The signs .nt: Symp-
toms OF the auenia which IS caused by
the hookworuS. when there are great
many worms present. were described.
Goeze. German clergyman. IN H.
discovered the 3rs. hooaworra 10 the
intestine of The badger then Known.
IN 1913. Dubiui. % Italian, first observed
the parasite which Infected man. ms
species IS spoken OF as the O!c World
hockworIn. and was given he techaica!
oalne ucc!oaria duoC"ua.c. In i"u2.
Dr.. G. w Stiles o; the United states
Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service. found The second species oi
hook worm which inseStS mar ana gave
u the name uccinaria americana. Ia!>
!s the New World hookworn. and IS re
SporS! BILE for almoS. n! The cases oi
hookwo disease "a this coaasry. Iac
TWO species cause practically ne sane
symptoms iU ylac.
The head OF the New World hook
worn! contains :ou- jawS hv !acaDs o.;
which: he worms attach themselves 20
he intestine there Is also Z ;ooth II
The n!d-!!ne Of tae bead with which the
wall OF the intestine may DC injured. :.
AS = matter OF :ac;. they do !cJure me
intestinal wall. thereby caus!c2 n1U!c:-
Gus sma!! bleeding points: theEr also
suck the blood Of their ho>;: aai :Ac!E
very likely produce po:soaS w.!cA ':e-
S.roy blood.
The worms 1--we il the intestine. Ther
GO co, leave UnlesS expelled bT Gcug>.
They LAY eggs II gvea. a2mbc-S aaC
,hes. are thrown OF from The bowel.
The eggs hatch tro;:: 2i 20 80 hours
atterward, c, pcuGirg Gpoa ;enper..-
,ure, character % the soil. e:c. -Ait"r
ha:chiug the parasites pass through
Eve stages before they reach maturity.
Ia their second stare OK Gcvc!opne"i
they ere ready 20 in:ec. G!aa. This
sage IS spoken o! Us the injecting stage.
Those that Go no: enter the !n:e>t!ae
live a5ou. i've moths Il the SOL. The
other three stages o. development. ;2sc
pace aS has been suggested IL ;ac "a
:e>:.uc OF their hos.
There are two GeacS oy waic:! !niec-
ton NAY occur. Oce = oy me mouth
acG the other through the skin. Inc
latter say IS The coImoacr y he3
they enter by he sN:a ;hcr Cause the
co:nmoa CONDITION known - -"oIaC-
zen. Experiments have Dee. performed
where lae wocn> IL heir .2:ec:.Is
stage were placed oa :ae sH!t! c:!0 ;i9c:r
z.oa:e 20 ~. intestine WAS traced. K:
axe, - DAYS FOR :i!c::! % reach :.crc
- this :na.ne:.
Hookwor1a disease = :. n:...::dv q:
::ou:c;.l and sub;ropica! countries In
he United States iAc disease occGrs
almost .n.!:eir u :G.e Southern States.
TIL, 5 owing % difference, II climate.
SOL, etc.
I: may Be mere sad :h&: ;ae:.e ;:"c
:: verv .rc>.: uumbc: OF c:::>c> L! C..:::-f';!
io:. c.>s>aty.
IL :hc mex: issue Q: TEII: TIN!, lie
symptoms &c w::,. oe ,a.lc-. 90.