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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bielefeld :
Transcript-Verlag,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Medical humanities (Transcript (Firm)) ;
Bd. 5. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783839451632 3839451639 9783837651638 3837651630 |
| Acceso: | Open Access |