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9 ~/ |% A0 A1 ~& l C' D5 Frs238848.rs.hosteurope.deLeeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits.人在德国 社区7 I$ Z# a* Q% ~' @7 k4 p/ t
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.4 O+ G1 a: B/ [8 N" `3 b( I* G* Q
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That idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia. , c) `; R) X# R0 L( T) D: }; D1 T% e2 \+ B7 M
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.