Historical Note 1

Fighting Killer Worms
By Patrick Skelly, Scientific American May 2008
“Bloodsucking worms called schistosomes are among the world’s most worrisome human parasites. A new genome sequence and powerful genetic tools promise to help crack their secrets.”
As I skimmed the article this historical nugget jumped out.
“The worms, also known as flukes, once brought down an army. They spread [...]