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Offline Database


Healthdata was also available as a disc based offline database, also in the viewdata format.  It seems as if it was mostly a copy of the online content, so we present it here for your delight and access..

Do note that this information is at least 20 years old.  Please do not rely on anything in here as current medical advice; for that please visit the NHS website.

                                        
  -----------------------  Threadworms  
                                        
   What are they?                       
   Threadworms are white and about half 
 an inch in length. They live in the    
 bowel and are sometimes seen in stools.
                                        
   What are the symptoms?               
   They can cause itching near the anus 
 especially at night, but often cause no
 symptoms at all.                       
                                        
   How do you catch them?               
   The worms lay eggs on the skin around
 the anus. These eggs can get onto your 
 hands, clothing or even carpets and may
 find their way onto food. If the eggs  
 reach the bowel they hatch into worms  
 which in turn will lay more eggs. It is
 for this reason that infection usually 
 involves whole families.               
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