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The purpose of this excerpt is
Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids.
The second doctor watched for contagious and
infectious diseases. He looked especially for infections
of the scalp and at the eyelids for symptoms of
trachoma, a blinding disease. Since trachoma caused
more than half of all medical detentions, this doctor was
greatly feared. He stood directly in the immigrant's path.
With a swift movement, he would grab the immigrant's
eyelid, pull it up, and peer beneath it. If all was well, the
immigrant was passed on
O to provide information about eye doctors and to
explain how they traveled the immigrant's path.
O to provide information about eye disease and to
explain its medical treatment.
O to provide information about scalp infections and to
explain how they can be prevented
O to provide information about trachoma and to explain
how it was diagnosed among immigrants.