Strange Blood
The Rise and Fall of Lamb Blood Transfusion in 19th Century Medicine and Beyond
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.
Kapitel-Übersicht
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Prologue
Seiten 9 - 10 -
Introduction: 'The mighty influence of strange blood'
Seiten 11 - 14 -
PART I: SETTING THE SCENE
1. Using the blood of others
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2. Ambitions and connections
Seiten 31 - 42 -
PART II: PRACTICES
3. Blood on the battlefield
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4. Blood for the lungs
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5. Asylum experiments
Seiten 81 - 102 -
PART III: CONTROVERSY
6. Proofs and refutations
Seiten 105 - 126 -
7. Transgressions
Seiten 127 - 142 -
PART IV: THE FALL
8. Winding up
Seiten 145 - 158 -
Epilogue: The return
Seiten 159 - 166 -
Notes
Seiten 167 - 182 -
Sources and Literature
Seiten 183 - 202 -
Acknowledgements
Seiten 203 - 204 -
Index of Places
Seiten 205 - 208 -
Index of Names
Seiten 209 - 216
7. Mai 2020, 216 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-8394-5163-2
Dateigröße: 5.22 MB