by Bill Wasik
First published 2012
Rabies, once a death sentence, has shaped human culture in terrifying ways. From werewolves to vampires, this disease's gruesome symptoms and fatal consequences have fueled our darkest imaginations. Tracing rabies' path through history, "Rabid" reveals how a tiny virus transformed the modern world – and the monsters that haunt our nightmares.
Genres: medical, non-fiction, history-of-medicine, 21st-century
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: non-fiction
275 pages · Hardcover · Viking
Content warnings: body-horror, gore