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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...
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oapen-20.500.12657-395032022-04-26T11:16:34Z Strange Blood Berner, Boel Blood Transfusion 19th Century Lamb Blood Clinical Practice Medical History Medicine Human Animal History of Medicine Human-Animal Studies History of Science Cultural History History bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine 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. 2020-06-10T14:51:43Z 2020-06-10T14:51:43Z 2020 book ONIX_20200610_9783839451632_12 9783839451632 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/39503 eng Medical Humanities application/pdf n/a 9783839451632.pdf transcript Verlag transcript Verlag 10.14361/9783839451632 10.14361/9783839451632 b30a6210-768f-42e6-bb84-0e6306590b5c 9783839451632 transcript Verlag 5 216 Bielefeld open access |
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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. |
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