Rabies

by P. Dileep Kumar

Diseases have a history, and understanding that history helps us understand how best to treat and control disease today. Today's students are confronted with a panoply of often-frightening illnesses and afflictions―the Biography of Diseases series provides students with the information that they need to understand the origin of various maladies, how they impact contemporary society, and how doctors and diseases researchers from around the world are fighting to devise treatments to alleviate or cure these. This volume, Rabies , examines that disease that caused fear and panic for centuries because of the horror of dying of rabies and the near certainty of death once one has contracted the disease. And despite the famous vaccine discovered by Louis Pasteur in the 19th centuries, thousands still die of rabies every year in developing countries.

Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2008

Reviews

[Ian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Primarily written as a reference book. Thorough coverage of the topic for a lay audience.

[Pancha · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was such a disappointment. Really poorly written and repetitive.