Review: Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus

Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik


My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I’m glad I read this book, but it isn’t nearly as engaging of books like The Emperor of all Maladies, or The Demon Under the Microscope, which are both more entertaining and more educational.

The fact that it is the only book in the genre focusing on Rabies, however, makes it worth reading and there are certainly interesting and thought provoking parts. In particular the chapter drawing connec...