Davis, Brett

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More than two billion people globally are estimated to be infected with intestinal  parasites, with over 900 million of these estimated to be infected with hookworm.  When  measured in disability-adjusted life years, the global disease burden from hookworm alone  exceeds all other major tropical infectious diseases (with the exception of malaria,  leishmaniasis, and lymphatic filariasis), and includes an estimated blood loss of 7 million  liters per day.  65,000 persons are estimated to die from hookworm infection each year.  A  2010 study of the global prevalence and burden of soil-transmitted helminths (STH)  estimated that, of the 4.98 million years lived with disability (YLDs) attributable to STH,  65% were attributable to hookworm alone.  Children and child-bearing women are  particularly vulnerable to serious morbidities and outcomes associated with intestinal  parasitic infections, especially hookworm.  In children, chronic heavy-intensity infections  are associated with growth retardation, iron-deficiency anemia, as well as intellectual and  cognitive impairments.  Due to the relatively high prevalence among the poor—particularly  persons who live on less than US $2/day—soil-transmitted helminth infections have  received relatively little global attention—despite annual morbidities and mortalities in the  hundreds and tens of millions, respectively

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Comparing the prevalence of the behaviors associated with hookworm infection in two groups of rural Indian children

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Comparing the prevalence of the behaviors associated with hookworm infection in two groups of rural Indian children

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