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Strange Blood
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Transcript Verlag Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: WQPV5E7
EAN: 9783837651638
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Zustellung: Fr, 14.08.2026
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Beschreibung
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.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Boel Berner
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2023
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 216