Strange Blood
The Rise and Fall of Lamb Blood Transfusion in 19th Century Medicine and Beyond
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Auteur
Berner, Boel
Language
EnglishRésumé
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.
Keywords
Blood Transfusion; 19th Century; Lamb Blood; Clinical Practice; Medical History; Medicine; Human; Animal; History of Medicine; Human-Animal Studies; History of Science; Cultural History; HistoryISBN
9783839451632Publisher
transcript VerlagPublisher website
http://www.transcript-verlag.dePublication date and place
Bielefeld, 2020Imprint
transcript VerlagSeries
Medical Humanities,Classification
History of medicine