Worms in Childhood

Worms can affect people of all ages, but are most often found in children.

Follow the links below for information on the effects of worms on children's health.

Reviewed February 2011

6 Resources Found

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Title:   Worms
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Most families with young children have had to deal with worms from time to time. Although parents are often embarrassed if their children have worms, they are very common and usually not difficult to treat.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Help - I've got worms
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Have you seen those really long worms in the garden? Well those are not the worms we're talking about! We're talking about the sort of worms that like to make their homes inside human bodies!
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Worms - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Threadworms: find out about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and how to avoid re-infection.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Threadworms (pinworms) - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Threadworms do not go away by themselves, so they must be treated in order to eradicate them.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Worms - threadworms - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Threadworms are the most common form of worm infection in Australia. Worms are easily treated with pharmacy medicines. Find out what products are available for worms.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Worms
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   This document explains what worms are, signs of threadworms, treatment, after treatment, other worms, and prevention.
Date:   Jan 1990

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