Quacks and Con Artists

The Dubious History of Doctors

Kids, My Family, My Feelings, My Friends, Health and Daily Living, People and Places, History
Cover of the book Quacks and Con Artists by John Farndon, Lerner Publishing Group
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Author: John Farndon ISBN: 9781512436365
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group Publication: January 1, 2017
Imprint: Hungry Tomato ® Language: English
Author: John Farndon
ISBN: 9781512436365
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Publication: January 1, 2017
Imprint: Hungry Tomato ®
Language: English

People have always needed doctors. But the doctors of the past might not look like the doctors you are used to seeing! Sometimes their healing methods were weird, disgusting, or even dangerous. Doctors in the Middle Ages sniffed patients' urine to diagnose disease, and barbers might cut off a person's injured arm or leg. The ancient Chinese fought smallpox by blowing powdered pus up the nose. Many of these old remedies turned out to be dangerous, but others paved the way for modern blood transfusions, vaccines, and anesthetics. If you're not too squeamish, read this book to learn more about the history of doctors!

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People have always needed doctors. But the doctors of the past might not look like the doctors you are used to seeing! Sometimes their healing methods were weird, disgusting, or even dangerous. Doctors in the Middle Ages sniffed patients' urine to diagnose disease, and barbers might cut off a person's injured arm or leg. The ancient Chinese fought smallpox by blowing powdered pus up the nose. Many of these old remedies turned out to be dangerous, but others paved the way for modern blood transfusions, vaccines, and anesthetics. If you're not too squeamish, read this book to learn more about the history of doctors!

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