Bloodletting is an ancient procedure that was utilized for curing the ills of man. This article
traces the use of leeches for bloodletting therapy from ancient Greek times to the Chapin …

Hirudotherapy is a treatment using medicinal leeches. Hirudo medicinali, have been used to
treat patients for centuries. In the past, leeches have proved to be an effective treatment for a …

Background The medicinal leech therapy (MLT) is a kind of complementary treatment
method used for various diseases. The leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) have been used for …

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All leeches are either predatory or parasitic carnivores. The majority of blood-sucking
leeches live in fresh water environments. The typical habitat is a eutrophic pond with a …

Leeches are hermaphroditic, bloodsucking worms that are grouped in the class of
Hirudinida and the phylum Annelida. The leeches are used for a variety of medical …

We present herein a case with a four-day history of fresh rectal bleeding due to leech bite.
The cause was found to be a leech in the rectum by anoscope. This pathological condition is …

The medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, is an excellent example of the use of invertebrates
in the treatment of human disease. Utilized for various medical indications since the ancient …

Hirudo medicinalis, the medicinal leech, usually carries in its digestive tract a pure culture of
Aeromonas veronii bv. sobria. Such specificity is unusual for digestive tracts that are …

Leeches live in fresh water and moist terrestrial environments. Most infestations are
cutaneous. However, internal infestation occurs principally in the rural parts of the …