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Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus

by Wasik, Bill

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Book Overview From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Ra...
From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Rabid is a fresh and often wildly entertaining look at one of humankind's oldest and most fearsome foes.

The most fatal virus known to science, rabies--a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans--kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the infection takes root in the brain.

In this critically acclaimed exploration from the authors of Our Kindred Creatures, journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian Monica Murphy chart four thousand years of the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies.

"A searing narrative." --The New York Times

"Fascinating. . . . Wasik and Murphy chronicle more than two millennia of myths and discoveries about rabies and the animals that transmit it, including dogs, bats and raccoons." --The Wall Street Journal

Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 288 | Language: English | Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP | ISBN: 0143123572
FormatPaperback
Pages288
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0143123572
EAN9780143123576
PublisherPENGUIN GROUP
Publication Date2013-06-25
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.5 Pounds
Length7.9 Inches
Width5.4 Inches
Height0.8 Inches
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