Subtitle Rabid -

: The book traces how the symptoms of rabies—hydrophobia, aggression, and the nocturnal nature of carriers like bats—likely influenced the folklore of werewolves and vampires .

Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus subtitle Rabid

Rabies is more than a medical condition; it is a "diabolical virus" that has haunted the human imagination for millennia. Unlike other pathogens, rabies strikes at the very essence of what it means to be human—transforming a victim into a "furious or raging" entity through "violently intense" neurological symptoms. : The book traces how the symptoms of