Florida Teen Develops Painful Hookworm Infection After Sand Burial
During a mission trip to Florida, 17-year-old Michael Dumas enjoyed a carefree day at Pompano Beach—until something hidden in the sand changed everything. Days after returning home to Memphis, he developed a severe earache, then red bumps on his feet, followed by more lesions across his body. His pediatrician delivered the shocking diagnosis: hookworms. Michael’s…