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Currently Playing: You Can Still be Prescribed Leeches | Fascinating Horror Shorts

Did you think that bloodletting with live leeches was a thing of the past? Well... think again... Fascinating Horror posts weekly videos covering the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! *LINKS:* 🔗 ► My other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHistoric ► Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXad0mx4WxY1fXdbvtg0CQ/join ► Follow me: https://twitter.com/TrueHorrorTales | https://www.instagram.com/fascinatinghorror/ | https://www.facebook.com/horrorfascinating ► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk *MUSIC:* 🎵 ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory *SOURCES:* 📑 ► "Medieval medicine: the return to maggots and leeches to treat ailments" by Amelia Tait, published by The Guardian, February 2023. Link: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/feb/26/the-return-to-medieval-medicine-to-treat-ailments ► "The man who breeds tens of thousands of leeches for the NHS from a tiny Welsh farm" by Ffion Lewis, published by Wales Online, September 2022. Link: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/man-who-breeds-tens-thousands-24922788 ​​​​​​​#documentary​​​​ #history​​​​​​​​​ #shorts #disaster​ #leeches #medicine