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Title: |
Strange Blood |
| Sub-title: |
The Rise and Fall of Lamb Blood Transfusion in 19th Century Medicine and Beyond |
| Series: |
Medical Humanities |
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| By (author): |
Boel Berner |
| ISBN10-13: |
3837651630 : 9783837651638 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
225x148mm |
| Pages: |
216 |
| Weight: |
.342 Kg. |
| Published: |
transcript - May 2020 |
| List Price: |
33.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Animals & society : History of medicine : History of science |
| 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 â a story that provides lessons for current debates on the morality of medical experimentation and care. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Prologue; Introduction: 'The mighty influence of strange blood'; Using the blood of others; Ambitions and connections; Blood on the battlefield; Blood for the lungs; Asylum experiments; Proofs and refutations; Transgressions; Winding up; Epilogue: The return; Notes; Sources and Literature; Acknowledgements; Index of Places; Index of Names. |
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