1. A Comprehensive Review of Hirudiniasis: From Historic Uses of Leeches to Modern Treatments of Their Bites 
Jeremy Joslin, MD, Amy Biondich, MD, Kara Walker, MD, Nicole Zanghi, BA 
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 
Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages (December 2017)
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2. Figure 1
Hirudo medicinalis attached to a human hand. Photograph credit/rights: Shamleen/Shutterstock.
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3. Figure 2
Coagulation interruption by hirudin found in leech saliva (adapted from Hildebrandt and Lemke4).
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4. Figure 3
Bleeding foot after removal of leeches. Photograph credit/rights: Mykola Ivashchenko/Shutterstock.
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