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Strange Blood: The Rise and Fall of Lamb Blood Transfusion in 19th Century Medicine and Beyond (2020)

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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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Review Thibaut Serviant-Fine (2022) Review of "Strange Blood: The Rise and Fall of Lamb Blood Transfusion in 19th Century Medicine and Beyond". Nuncius: Annali di Storia della Scienza (pp. 498-500). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Bangham, Jenny
Bičak, Ivana
Monza, Francesca
Barrière, Jean-Paul
Ciliberti, Rosagemma
Pezzoni, Barbara
Concepts
Medicine
Blood transfusion
Blood donors
Blood
Medicine and ethics
Public health
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
18th century
17th century
21st century
Places
United States
Europe
Great Britain
England
London (England)
Americas
Institutions
Australian Red Cross Society
American Red Cross
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