Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus
- ISBN-10
- 0143123572
- ISBN-13
- 9780143123576
- Series
- Rabid
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 275
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Authors
- Monica Murphy, Bill Wasik
Description
Charts the history, science and cultural mythology of rabies, documenting how before its vaccine the disease caused fatal brain infections and sparked the creations of famous monsters including werewolves, vampires and zombies. 15,000 first printing.
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- 2012-10-30
- 176 pages
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- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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