A doctor removed a live leech that crawled up the nose of a six-year-old boy at a clinic in Nghe An Province, Vietnam.

The doctor reported that the boy's father took the boy to the clinic reporting pain in his nose and managed to remove the bug before it got crawled deeper into the boy's nose on September 3.

The boy's father was surprised when the leech was taken out of his son's nose, with the doctor saying that leeches can enter the body during stream bathing, eating raw vegetables or drinking unboiled water.

Video captured the moment of The doctor removed a living leech in the nose of a 6-year-old boy in the clinic in Nghe An Province, Viet Nam.
According to the doctor, Doctor Nam said that the boy's father took the boy to his clinic and said the boy's nose was in trouble. The boy felt pain in the nose.
After examination by an endoscope, the doctor discovered a leech living in the boy's nasal tube. The leech was huge and it sucked a lot of the boy's blood. The doctor took it out before it got inside the boy's nose.
The boy's father was surprised when the doctor took the leech out of his son's nose. He was surprised that the leech was in his son's nose. How did the leech get inside the boy's nose?
The doctor said there are many reasons why leeches can enter the boy's nose like stream bathing, eating raw vegetables or drinking unboiled water. The doctor hoped his father would be more careful.
The video was filmed with the patient's permission.
Video captured on September 03, 2019 in Nghe An, Viet Nam.