SA>     Unfortunately, short-sightedness is a very common problem in 
edicine.
SA>There are significant numbers of people that would still refuse the maggot
SA>treatment even if amputation was the only other viable option because 
maggot
SA>are "yucky", then insist on "miracle drugs" from the doctor and sue when 
the
SA>limb is lost due to infection and necrosis or have the family sue when the
SA>person dies from massive infection.
If people don't take care of their basic immune systems, then there are
no reserves to deal with this sort of thing.  We put too many things
into the human body in this nation which don't belong there.
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