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- What is the official name of the medicinal leech?
- How many teeth does a medicinal leech have?
- What is the oldest record of leeching in history?
- How long does it take for a medicinal leech to become full?
- When the US approved leeching in 2004, which country was the company that sold leeches located?
- Why is it easier for surgeons to reattach arteries than veins?
- For reattachment surgeries, why is leeching better than simply putting a hole for bleeding?
- What is a drawback for leeching?
- What seems to have caused George Washington’s deadly illness?
- When leeching was popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, how did doctors think it worked?
- How much blood did Washington lose by bloodletting?
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