What were Leaches used for ?!


Question:

What were Leaches used for ?

So what were Leaches Used for Back in the day in the Medical Field ?


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Leeches are still used today. They were used to suck the blood of the sick person. Sickness was supposed to be caused by bad blood and it was thought that the person needed to lose some blood. A leech would be stuck on his body.
Today it is used in things like cauliflower ears.




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