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They will either die if they get past the esophagus, or you will choke if they get attached in your throat or if they make their way into your lungs.
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What will happen if you eat a dozen of leeches?
The stomach acid will kill the leeches if chewing them doesn't kill them off.
How is a leeches body supported?
by muscel
Why did people think the leeches would be helpful?
Leeches suck blood and it was believed that leeches would actually suck the bad blood\diseased blood out of your body. Today leeches are used after reattachment of body parts, particularly fingers and toes. The leeches relieve the congestion of blood in the affected parts. The leeches also put a chemical into the blood in the area of the attachment that prevents blood from clotting.
What will happen when pollutants from a watershed enter a large body of water?
It will harm the large body of water.
Do leeches hunt alone?
Leeches do hunt alone, although a given body of water can contain lots of leeches, and many lone hunters might wind up on the same victim.
How do you remove leeches from the body?
Put salt on it! It's really effective
Are worms and leeches are annelids?
ough. tapeworms and annelid are worms, leeches are not in the worm family. Leeches and earthworms are annelid worms. The name comes from the "ring"-like body segments. Leeches may not look like worms but they definitely are. Tapeworms are members of the flatworms (phylum Platyhelminthes).
Do leeches lay eggs give birth?
Leeches attach to the skin - outside the body usually.
What medical purpose did leeches traditionally serve?
For centuries, leeches were a common tool of doctors, who believed that many diseases were the result of "imbalances" in the body that could be stabilized by releasing blood.
Leeches that suck blood or other body fluids from their hosts are considered to be what?
They are considered to be parasites
How do leeches find you?
They detect the body heat of an animal. When they sense the heat, they just stick on.
What would happen if the body didn't have an inflammatory response?
one way the inflammatory response will respond if the pathogen does enter
