Gross Science

Hookworms and the Myth of the "Lazy Southerner"

The stereotype of the "lazy Southerner" may have been caused by widespread hookworm infections in the American South.

Hookworms and the Myth of the "Lazy Southerner"

4m 16s

The stereotype of the "lazy Southerner" may have been caused by widespread hookworm infections in the American South.

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