Campus Units
Animal Science, Microbiology
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2013
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Volume
14
Issue
1
First Page
139
Last Page
140
DOI
10.1128/jmbe.v14i1.584
Abstract
Review of: Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus; Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy; (2012). Viking Press, New York, NY. 240 pages. The fear of rabies lurks deep in the world’s collective consciousness. In their book, Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus, Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy describe the cultural impact of this rare but viscerally terrifying viral infection. This book spans both millennia and the globe with descriptions of Greek myths with rabid overtones and the rabies outbreak in New York’s Central Park in 2009. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize both notable rabies cases throughout history and the impact of the disease on shaping our language, religion, literature, cinema, and the science of microbiology.
Copyright Owner
American Society for Microbiology
Copyright Date
2013
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Boury, Nancy M., "Review of: Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus" (2013). Animal Science Publications. 336.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ans_pubs/336
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Agriculture Commons, Animal Diseases Commons, Animal Sciences Commons, Microbiology Commons, Virus Diseases Commons
Comments
This is a book review from Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 14 (2013): 139, doi:10.1128/jmbe.v14i1.584. Posted with permission.