BIOTHERAPY

Biotherapy is the use of living animals for medical treatment or as an adjunct to medical diagnosis.

Biotherapy encompasses ,among other things, maggot therapy (maggot debridement therapy, larva therapy), leech therapy (hirudotherapy), honey bee therapy (apitherapy), ichthiotherapy (fish therapy), pet therapy, detection dogs, medical response dogs, phage therapy, and helminthic therapy (worm therapy).

Maggots, leeches & fish have been used to save limbs & lives. Dogs can detect cancer, alert to medical problems, and raise the spirits. Bee venom has been reported to help in neurological and musculoskeletal diseases.