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TIL The hookworm parasite contributed to the stereotype that people in the US South were lazy
submitted by Conspirologist to whatever 1 yearJun 10, 2024 03:33:03 ago (+7/-1) (www.pbs.org)
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/how-a-worm-gave-the-south-a-bad-name/

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OnTime 0 points 1 year ago

Accurate post. Parasites are an (intentionally?) underreported problem drastically negatively impacting our overall health.

This is related:
https://debugyourhealth.com/figuring-out-the-root-cause-of-health-problems/