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Think you know your Smallpox from your Bubonic Plague? Try testing your knowledge of the history of medicine!

a) What did the Ancient Egyptians treat with powdered ostrich egg?
b) How did body snatchers help 19th-century medical students?
c) Why did the Ancient Romans recommend drinking wee?

ANSWERS: Dive in and find out!

Dr Chris and Dr Xand draw back the bed curtains of history to take you on a tour of the body, revealing the gruesome secrets of medicine through the ages.

Operation Ouch Medical Milestones and Crazy Cures

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    A Paperback / softback by Dr Chris van Tulleken, Dr Xand van Tulleken

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      Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
      Publication Date: 04/09/2014
      ISBN13: 9781405529815, 978-1405529815
      ISBN10: 1405529814

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Think you know your Smallpox from your Bubonic Plague? Try testing your knowledge of the history of medicine!

      a) What did the Ancient Egyptians treat with powdered ostrich egg?
      b) How did body snatchers help 19th-century medical students?
      c) Why did the Ancient Romans recommend drinking wee?

      ANSWERS: Dive in and find out!

      Dr Chris and Dr Xand draw back the bed curtains of history to take you on a tour of the body, revealing the gruesome secrets of medicine through the ages.

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