Siderea pointed out that hookworm therapy for autoimmune disorders exists.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminthic_therapy

And is even more disgusting than the maggots.

Medicine is supposed to be about clean hands and Lysol, not maggots, hookworms, and feces! I don't care if all these work great, I want to avoid thinking about them. Should I ever need any of these treatments, I want my doctors to lie to me. Yes, lie to me. It's bound to be for the greater good.