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Strange Blood: The Rise and Fall of Lamb Blood Transfusion in 19th Century Medicine and Beyond
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Abstract 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... view more
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.... view less
Keywords
medicine; animal; cultural history; history of science; human being
Classification
Medicine, Social Medicine
Free Keywords
Blood Transfusion; 19th Century; Lamb Blood; Clinical Practice; Medical History; Human; History of Medicine; Human-Animal Studies; History
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
216 p.
Series
Medical Humanities, 5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839451632
ISBN
978-3-8394-5163-2
Status
Published Version; reviewed