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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भाषा अंग्रेज़ी ● स्वरूप PDF ● पेज 216 ● ISBN 9783839451632 ● फाइल का आकार 5.3 MB ● प्रकाशक transcript Verlag ● प्रकाशित 2020 ● संस्करण 1 ● डाउनलोड करने योग्य 24 महीने ● मुद्रा EUR ● आईडी 7305677 ● कॉपी सुरक्षा सामाजिक DRM