{"product_id":"9781916745018-gross-history-of-medicine","title":"A Sick History of Medicine","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Warts-and-All Book Full of Fun Facts and Disgusting Discoveries\u003cbr\u003eA disgusting history of medicine through the ages from Jelena Poleksic, featuring hilarious illustrations by Ella Kasperowicz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED. This revolting history of medicine through the ages by Jelena Poleksic is full of blood, guts, and gore!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you don’t like going to the doctor, spare a thought for your ancestors. \u003ci\u003eGot a headache?\u003c\/i\u003e We can drill into your skull! \u003ci\u003eNeed to buy medicine?\u003c\/i\u003e Can we recommend a dose of ground-up Egyptian mummy? \u003ci\u003eWant to fight off diseases?\u003c\/i\u003e Try smelling a stinky cesspit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s well-known that to make advances in science you have to make a few mistakes along the way. In this hilarious history book kids will be whisked around the world – from ancient Rome to imperial China – to meet the medical innovators who pushed the boundaries of what was possible, with sometimes disastrous effects. They’ll learn about the use of leeches, maggot-therapy (as gross as it sounds), dancing plagues, public dissections, grave robbers, electric eel treatments, exploding teeth, and much more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by a doctor, everything in this book has been scrupulously researched and readers will learn about the development of some of our greatest inventions, from vaccines to X-rays. Amusing illustrations by Ella Kasperowicz make this a book kids will want to return to again and again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe vile sequel to the equally revolting \u003ci\u003eA Stinky History of Toilets\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41695559843937,"sku":"9781916745018","price":11.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36418056.jpg?v=1759495530","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781916745018-gross-history-of-medicine","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}