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Strange Blood

The Rise and Fall of Lamb Blood Transfusion in 19th Century Medicine and Beyond

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-3-8376-5163-8
Verlag: transcript
Erscheinungstermin: 12.05.2020
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In the mid-1870s, the experimental therapy of lamb blood transfusion spread like an epidemic across Europe and the USA. Doctors tried 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. Was the transfusion of lamb blood into desperately sick humans really defensible?

The book takes the reader on a 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 lessons for current debates on the morality of medical experimentation and care.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9783837651638
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-3-8376-5163-8
  • Verlag: transcript
  • Erscheinungstermin: 12.05.2020
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2020
  • Serie: Medical Humanities
  • Produktform: Kartoniert, Kartoniert
  • Gewicht: 342 g
  • Seiten: 216
  • Format (B x H): 148 x 225 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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