Strange Blood the Rise and Fall of Lamb Blood Transfusion in 19th Century Medicine and Beyond
In the mid-1870s, the experimental therapy of lamb blood transfusion spread like an epidemic across Europe and the USA. Doctors tried to use it as a cure for tuberculosis, pellagra, and anemia; proposed it as a means to reanimate seemingly dead soldiers on the battlefield. It was a contested therapy...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bielefeld
Transcript-Verlag
[2020]©2020, 2020
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| Series: | Medical humanities
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In the mid-1870s, the experimental therapy of lamb blood transfusion spread like an epidemic across Europe and the USA. Doctors tried to use it as a cure for tuberculosis, pellagra, and anemia; proposed it as a means to reanimate seemingly dead soldiers on the battlefield. It was a contested therapy because it meant crossing boundaries and challenging taboos. The book takes the reader on a unique journey into hospital wards and lunatic asylums, physiological laboratories and 19th century wars. It presents a fascinating story of medical knowledge, ambitions, and concerns - a story that provides valuable lessons for current debates on the morality of medical experimentation and care |
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| Physical Description: | 216 pages |
| ISBN: | 3839451639 9783839451632 3837651630 9783837651638 |