An engrossing, lively history of a fearsome and misunderstood virus that binds man and dog 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 critical[...]
An engrossing and lively history of the fearsome and mythologized virus In the tradition of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Great Influenza, journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian Monica Murphy chart the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies. In the absence of vaccination -- as was [...]