Both Uses of
hookworm
in
Cutting for Stone
- I always wondered if the good people who send us Bibles really think that hookworm and hunger are healed by scripture?†
Part 2 *
- We give her the child's portions, which the child can't eat, as well as her portion, and I've asked them to give her an egg every day, and she is getting an iron injection and medicine for hookworm.†
Part 2
Definition:
bloodsucking parasite that has hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of humans or other mammals; generally entering the body through the foot or other skin