Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus, (Paperback)

from Citizenjoyce

Why did I not know that Louis Pasteur and his group were the ones who developed the rabies vaccine? I guess I didn't see the movie. Or maybe I knew and forgot. That's happened a time or two. I learned that because of studying rabies Pasteur's proteges laid the foundation for the study of immunolo...

from EinfachMich

I picked this up while I was browsing books at the library. The minute I opened it I was sucked in and ended up spending most of the afternoon at the library reading this book. Even if you're not really into viral pathology I will still say to give this book a try. It reads more like a mixture of...

from lauriebrown54

Rabies has been with- and horrified- people throughout history. The virus can infect any warm blooded creature and is nearly 100% fatal once symptoms show. It travels directly through the nervous system rather than the more usual route of the bloodstream, allowing it easy access to the brain. Onc...

from donnambr

My usual ratio of reading has been one non-fiction title for every ten fiction titles, but 2013 has seen me embark on a real non-fiction kick. In part I blame (or rather thank) this book.Really, the book synopsis covers it perfectly: this is a book that takes you on a journey through the disease'...

from Kassilem

Not quite what I imagined it to be, but not, having read it, I don't know why I expected something different. It did what it's title said it would do: looked at rabies from a cultural perspective. I guess I was thinking there would be more on the influence rabies had on the supernatural vampires ...