I came to a conclusion..

Mar 12, 2010 20:58

There is someone out there who knows exactly where I am going with this and who it refers to..


Here we have a lovely picture of a leech :




A horrible thing really but nonetheless it exists sadly but maybe in time can be eradicated like a genocide so to speak although if it counts for just one person then a murder/killing.

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INFO:

Haemophagic leeches attach to their hosts and remain there until they become full, at which point they fall off to digest. A leech's body is composed of 34 segments. They all have an anterior (oral) sucker formed from the first six segments of their body, which is used to connect to a host for feeding, and also release an anesthetic to prevent the host from feeling the leech. They use a combination of mucus and suction (caused by concentric muscles in those six segments) to stay attached and secrete an anti-clotting enzyme, hirudin, into the host's blood stream.

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However there is one that doesn't follow the same rules as its counterparts in fact they've only seemed to swayed the poor host/target into avoiding things altogether - which is a little sad to say the least and not at all like how it should be - but then again life is strange like that.

Perhaps maybe in the the host will manage somehow to remove said Leech from their being and come to their senses and when they do they can take notes.

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REMOVAL:

One recommended method of removal is using a fingernail to break the seal of the oral sucker at the anterior end (the smaller, thinner end) of the leech, repeating with the posterior end, then flicking the leech away. As the fingernail is pushed along the person's skin against the leech, the suction of sucker's seal is broken, at which point the leech should detach its jaws.

A common but medically inadvisable technique to remove a leech is to apply a flame, a lit cigarette, salt, soap, or a caustic chemical such as alcohol, vinegar, lemon juice, insect repellent, heat rub, or certain carbonated drinks. These cause the leech to regurgitate its stomach contents into the wound and quickly detach. However, the vomit may carry disease, and thus increase the risk of infection.

Simply pulling a leech off by grasping it can also cause regurgitation, and adds risks of further tearing the wound, and leaving parts of the leech's jaw in the wound, which can also increase the risk of infection.

An externally attached leech will detach and fall off on its own when it is satiated on blood, usually in about 20 minutes (but will stay there for as long as it can). Internal attachments, such as nasal passage or vaginal attachments, are more likely to require medical intervention.

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The last sentence well hopefully it hasn't gotten that far.

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