Operation Ouch: Medical Milestones and Crazy Cures

*CBBC tie-in *Videos, competitions and more *Gross facts, quizzes and online activity

A tie-in to the hit CBBC series, this is the second Operation Ouch! title, covering the history of medicine - one body part at a time!

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.