276:, on January 29, 1875. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1899 and initially practiced medicine in rural Mississippi. He developed a particular interest in Tropical Medicine after attending a 1903 meeting of the American Medical Association, held in New Orleans on the subject of hookworm. During the meeting, the consensus of opinion was that hookworm was new to the United States. From his experience practicing medicine in rural Mississippi, Bass knew this claim to be wrong. Shortly thereafter, Bass purchased a microscope for diagnostic purposes and conducted a study of children in his rural Mississippi medical practice. Within eight months, Bass determined that approximately 75 to 80 children in that locale suffered from hookworm.
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Bronze doors commemorating
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On his return from his studies at Johns
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who made significant contributions to understanding malaria, hookworm, and other diseases. Later Bass studied the relationship between dental health and general well-being. Bass articulated and promoted the "Bass
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and periodontoclasia. Bass carried out extensive investigation and experimentation to determine the best means of using toothbrushes and dental floss for effective prevention of the important diseases of the mouth. Bass widely promoted means of improved oral hygiene, purposefully avoiding his own
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Beginning in 1914, Bass commenced his investigations on the understanding of
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