Leech bite
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Leech bites are caused by leech
es the class Hirudinea, which may be of marine, freshwater, or terrestrial types.
Hand removing a leech is advised since they don't burrow into the skin nor the head in the wound, while other texts advice shaking salt onto the body of the leech or scorch the leech with a cigarette or lighter. Because of the risk of regurgitation and infection, other texts advice against these last techniques.
Leech
Leeches are segmented worms that belong to the phylum Annelida and comprise the subclass Hirudinea. Like other oligochaetes such as earthworms, leeches share a clitellum and are hermaphrodites. Nevertheless, they differ from other oligochaetes in significant ways...
es the class Hirudinea, which may be of marine, freshwater, or terrestrial types.
Hand removing a leech is advised since they don't burrow into the skin nor the head in the wound, while other texts advice shaking salt onto the body of the leech or scorch the leech with a cigarette or lighter. Because of the risk of regurgitation and infection, other texts advice against these last techniques.