| Strange Blood: The Rise and Fall of Lamb Blood Transfusion in Nineteenth-Century Medicine and Beyond Contributor(s): Berner, Boel (Author) |
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ISBN: 3837651630 ISBN-13: 9783837651638 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2020 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Social History - Social Science - Science | History |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6" W x 9" (0.66 lbs) 200 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |
