British doctors revive maggot treatment Monday, February 23, 2004
"The NHS has seen the cost-effectiveness of maggots."
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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Starting this month, British doctors will be able to prescribe maggots to patients with infected wounds, a hospital official said. ※prescribe=処方する He said the state National Health Service had realized that maggots were a cheaper and more beneficial way of treating wounds than using conventional medicine.
Patients would be able to treat themselves at home and avoid the possibility of picking up a hospital infection.
Maggots have been used for centuries to rid wounds of decaying flesh, but after the discovery of antibiotics their use went into decline. ※antibiotics=抗生物質 オンラインでアンケートもある。 Would you use maggots to treat infected wounds? Yes 55% No 45%