Maggots Part II

FYI, I ran into this online, I was having a look at scientific stuff and found this article...

9.15.05 Maggot Medicine
Robert Krulwich and Jonah Lehrer

Jonah Lehrer: I've got a multiple-choice question for you.

Robert Krulwich: Fire away.

Lehrer: Let's say you're a diabetic, and you've got a terrible and infected wound on your foot that just won't heal. What should your doctor do:

a-apply lots of antibiotics, the stronger the better
b-just flush the wound with water and wait
c-feed the wound with thousands of hungry maggots

Krulwich: You gotta be kidding me. That's the easiest question ever. Of course, the answer is a. Put endless amounts of the strongest possible antibiotic cream on the wound. That should clear the infection right up.

Lehrer: Actually, you're completely wrong. The answer is c. For a truly festering flesh wound, maggots are a very valuable treatment. In fact, maggots are often better than anything else modern medicine has to offer.

Krulwich: I don't believe you. This is the 21st century. We can watch babies in the womb and transplant hearts. We can perform brain surgery. And you have the gall to tell me that doctors are using maggots? Do I look especially gullible today?

Lehrer: Wait. It gets worse.

Krulwich: It couldn't possibly get worse. You've already supplied me with my next nightmare.

Lehrer: Well, prepare for another nightmare. What is the only thing more disgusting that having maggots in a wound?

Krulwich: I don't know. Maybe having a leech sucking my blood.

Lehrer: Exactly.

Krulwich: Oh, no you don't. There is no way modern medicine is using leeches. No way.

Lehrer: Way.
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