I know that Leeches can help in modern medicine.
They suck on your blood but what for?
Are they similar to maggots and eat or suck at the bad parts of your blood?
I have no idea
2007-01-14 00:17:33 · 11 answers · asked by Walter 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
For many years they used them for women who had vericose veins in their legs. They would apply them to the leg and the leech would proceed to suck out the blood on the swollen vein therefore relieving the swelling.
Don't think they use them anymore though. Now I think they are just a pain in the butt. If you ever have one just make sure you have a salt readily available, You can pour the salt on and the leech will let go and die. Simple as that!!
2007-01-14 00:31:49 · answer #1 · answered by MsCatie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
localized wounds the leeches latch on to the wound and draw the blood out and along with it the pressure. this can reduce the swelling in a localized spot. they also are used to prevent the blood from clotting in the same sort of localized area.
when blood flow is not enough to one small part of the body such as a finger that has been very badly injured the leeches are put on there to help keep blood moving down into the finger
2007-01-15 22:32:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leeches suck the excess blood, reducing the swelling in the tissues and promoting healing by allowing fresh, oxygenated blood to reach the area until normal circulation can be restored. The leeches also secrete an anticoagulant (known as hirudin) that prevents the clotting of the blood
2007-01-14 08:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
They don't sucjk the bad parts. Bleeding is necessary in some cases in order to relieve pressure or drain out pus. Leeches do this without using steel instruments and their saliva han an anti coagulant so that they can be removed and the blood keeps flowing.
2007-01-14 08:32:49 · answer #4 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
leeches are used for removing clotting in the blood steam and helps remove any toxins that may be present. maggots are used in the same way but they eat away at dead and diseases bit of flesh this is good for cleaning infected parts of the body that have been cut.
2007-01-16 07:05:43 · answer #5 · answered by dave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leech is a sanguivorous organism that feeds on blod.After atachng 2 some human body with the help of suckers nd hooks they introduce anticoagulant hirudin so that it remains in fluid state nd leech can suck it out of the injured area where aplied.In past they have been used in medicine but nowadays powerful drugs r availabl 2 reduce inflamation nd oozed out blod so that they r nt needed nw.Magots r larval stages of flies which feed on dead necrotic tisues nd r asociated with certain disease states.
2007-01-14 10:29:26 · answer #6 · answered by muzzash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a finger has been cut off and they reattached it there must be blood flow through it. They use leeches for that.
2007-01-14 08:34:41 · answer #7 · answered by Robert O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think, but I am not sure, that they put something in your blood that stops it from clotting up. So maybe they can hlp with people who's blood is too thick, if such a thing even exists.
2007-01-14 08:21:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
leeches suck blood, maggots eat dead flesh
2007-01-14 08:21:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
leeches spread diseases and manipulate cells against preventing cancer. the white blood cells are consumed and destroyed and then rejuvenated as viral d or b alpha. supposively they can be the cure for cancer, but as scientist predicted the cure for cancer can not be found within a lifeform that produces cancer. it;s true leeches can heal the sick by removing the dead white cells, but to remove many is deadly as well.
2007-01-14 08:32:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋