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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Bill Wasik; Monica Murphy |
| ISBN: | 9780670023738 0670023736 |
| OCLC Number: | 759911217 |
| Description: | 275 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction: Looking the devil in the eye -- In the beginning -- The middle rages -- A virus with teeth? -- Canicide -- King Louis -- The zoonotic century -- The survivors -- Island of the mad dogs -- Conclusion: The devil, leashed. |
| Responsibility: | Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy. |
Abstract:
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 monsters, including werewolves, vampires and zombies.
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