| International Standard Book Number |
9798217304653 (hardback)
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| Personal Name |
Skuse, Alanna, 1986- author.
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| Title Statement |
Blood, guts, and nasty cuts : a thrilling history of medicine / written by Dr. Alanna Skuse ; illustrated by Oyemathias.
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| Edition Statement |
First American edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
77 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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| General Note |
Includes index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Introduction -- Digging up the past -- Surgical success -- Trust in papyrus -- Out of humor -- Squeaky clean -- A history of... prosthetics -- Bringing balance -- House of healing -- A history of... food as medicine -- Nature's medicine -- Plant power -- A history of... dentistry -- Sneezes and diseases -- Choose your fate -- Cures of yore -- Pestilent plague -- Military medicine -- Anatomy lessons -- A history of... medical imaging -- Nifty needles -- Bonkers for bodies -- Tasteless trials -- A history of... pain relief -- Getting a handle on germs -- Bedside legends -- Wacky cures -- A history of... blood transfusion -- Wounds of war -- Pioneering treatments -- Back to the battlefield -- Boosting the body -- Making babies -- Public health -- Many medicines -- What next?
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| Summary, Etc. |
Want to know why Victorian doctors never washed their clothes? Who to call for a bad case of medieval bewitchment? Or how to cure the plague by staring at a toad? From Leeches to Lasers is a whistle-stop tour of the grisly, glorious, and ingeniously inventive history of medicine, all the way from the ancient world right up to the twenty-first century. Immerse yourself in blood, boils, and bandages as you uncover how to treat tumors, battle bacterial infections and rustle up home remedies. Plus, along the way, meet swashbuckling surgeons, mad physicians, cunning lady herbalists, and -- most importantly -- some very brave patients! Marvel at how people 4,000 years ago released the potential power of poo transplants, and how leeches are still being let loose on patients today. See the most cutting-edge science put to work today -- whether it's robot surgeons, super-strong materials, or sneaky techniques that can even chop and change your DNA itself! Dipping into history's major medical events (move over COVID 19, the Black Plague is here), this book covers ancient operations, medieval maladies, and wartime cures. You'll uncover the medicine made by mistake, the out-there experimenters who used themselves as test subjects, and how some crazy cures have actually been shown to really work today. It's a journey not for the faint-hearted!
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| Target Audience Note |
4567 Libraria.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Diseases History Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Medicine History Juvenile literature.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Oyemathias, 1986- illustrator.
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