And I thought leeches were gross…
Maggot medicine gains popularity
Also, is that really some kind of bizarre British mega-maggot in the picture, or did they just get lazy and use a file photo of a leech?
Oh, this may be the most disgusting quote on Earth:
I don’t know what that hand is holding up in the picture (looks like an earthworm to me), but the article says:
I think the quote Arnold Winkelried has there is pretty disgusting too :eek:
Yes, hmm. Well.
Er…
Sandwich, you say?
hm…sandwich.
i’ll take mine with some butter.
and a dash of salt, please.
Yeah, they were used purposely in some field hospitals in the US Civil War and WWI after doctors saw how effective and selective they were.
That picture is definitely not a maggot. Maggots are small, about the size of a grain of rice, and light-colored. And the gross-out factor aside, they really do work.