Do leeches carry dangerous diseases in Sri Lanka.
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While discovering a leech firmly attached to your ankle is highly visually terrifying they are biologically entirely completely harmless. Sri Lankan jungle leeches absolutely do not transmit or carry any dangerous human diseases or bacteria.
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Nuwan D.•17070 rep•118
They simply extract a tiny amount of blood and naturally fall off. The only incredibly minor risk is a tiny secondary infection if you aggressively scratch the itchy bite mark with dirty hands later. Simply apply a generous amount of strong local Siddhalepa balm or salt to safely detach them.
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