Why is salt used to detach the leech attached to a person's skin?
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Leeches breathe through their skin. So, when salt is poured on the skin of the leech, it restricts the leech from respiring, thus preventing the leech from harming the person anymore.
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Thank You! :) Does it by any chance have anything to do with Osmosis?
Yes. Osmosis is the main process here. It dies duo to dehydration through osmosis.
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Leeches are insects who breathe through their skin. So, when salt is poured on the skin of the leech, it restricts the leech from respiring, and detachs leech.
It isn't advisable to use salt, heat or flame, or other products on the leech (which are very common methods) because they will usually vomit into the wound and then detatch. This can cause an infection and make the wound worse, as well as increasing the chance of disease.
It isn't advisable to use salt, heat or flame, or other products on the leech (which are very common methods) because they will usually vomit into the wound and then detatch. This can cause an infection and make the wound worse, as well as increasing the chance of disease.
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