Strange blood : the rise and fall of lamb blood transfusion in 19th century medicine and beyond / Boel Berner.
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...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Bielefeld :
Transcript Verlag,
[2020]
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| Series: | Medical humanities (Transcript (Firm)) ;
Bd. 5. |
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access Access via Directory of Open Access Books |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3839451639 9783839451632 3837651630 9783837651638 |