I accidentally drink water from the rain water harvesting tank which was in the ground. A leech has entered my stomach because I saw a leech like thing while I was drinking the water. I was very thirsty so I ignored it for a while. But now I am in a great worry. What should I do now? Do leech lay eggs in stomach? Will it suck blood in stomach?

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