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Rabid
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus | Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy
A maddened creature, frothing at the mouth, lunges at an innocent victimand, with a bite, transforms its prey into another raving monster. Its a scenario that underlies our darkest tales of supernatural horror, but its power derives from a very real virus, a deadly scourge known to mankind from our earliest days. In this fascinating exploration, journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian Monica Murphy chart four thousand years in the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies.The most fatal virus known to science, rabies kills nearly 100 percent of its victims once the infection takes root in the brain. A disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans, rabies has served throughout history as a symbol of savage madness, of inhuman possession. And today, its history can help shed light on the wave of emerging diseases, from AIDS to SARS to avian flu, that we now know to originate in animal populations.From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Rabid is a fresh, fascinating, and often wildly entertaining look at one of mankinds oldest and most fearsome foes.
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ElizaMarie
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@catiewithac starting this one during my infusion 💉Its already gripping me in 🐺

thanks again for your kindness and friendship :)

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ShelleyBooksie
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1. Rabid - Bill Wasik
2. Cabin Fever - Michael Smith
3. How to Be A Good Creature - Sy Montgomery

@dabbe
@DinoMom , @DebbieGrillo, @AmyG - wanna play?

dabbe You've given me more to look into! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 3w
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BookNAround
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Rabies is a devastating disease that we still don‘t have a cure for which should have made this cultural history and accessible science interesting and compelling. Unfortunately, there was too little here to reach that level and a lot of the info used to flesh put the book are only questionably connected to rabies. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/12/review-rabid-by-bill-wasik-and-monica.ht...

Shemac77 Beautiful review! 2mo
ShelleyBooksie I enjoyed your review! I really liked this book, and I always enjoy when people have differing opinions :) 2mo
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BookNAround
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I started both of these yesterday. Not sure yet which I‘ll focus on first. Gatsby is bored by both of them, snoring her disdain loudly.

dabbe Hello there, sleepy & snuggly pup! 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
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MicrobeMom
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Summer break morning are for a little reading my# after dropping the kiddos at school. I will work later!! Getting this in now while the weather is beautiful. Summer research starts next week. Back to the lab! 🧫 🧪 🥼

ElizaMarie Ooo, this looks very interesting! I am going to “stack“ it :) 10mo
MicrobeMom @ElizaMarie I found the 1st two chapters a bit boring but since then, it has been very interesting. 10mo
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Nikki_E
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I listened to the audio but I will probably go back and reread in print as I feel like I missed a bit. Really enjoyed it though.

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Megabooks
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This is two books: a look at the historical & literary references to rabies and a look at the scientific advances that made rabies vaccination & survival possible. I‘m not sure how many people are as interested in both of those as I am.

They discuss ancient references and more modern interpretations with vampires, zombies, & werewolves.

The treatment of infected & research animals throughout history may be difficult for some to read about. 3.5⭐️

Reviewsbylola As a vet, I‘m not shocked you went for this one. 😂 Did you ever have to treat an actual case of rabies? I always assumed it was much less prevalent. 3y
Megabooks @Reviewsbylola I had two suspect cases, but once we found out they hadn‘t bitten anyone, they didn‘t get tested. There used to be bat identification projects at my vet school (optional) but I never participated because I didn‘t get my pre-exposure shots until 3rd year. A few of the bats would always test positive. 3y
Reviewsbylola So fascinating. 3y
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Megabooks
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I scored a second bingo and finished my #bookspin today! I‘m just starting the three circled ones this afternoon. The tagged book is my #audiobook #freespace.

But now I finally have a chance to sit down and decide if I want fiction (Shuggie) or nonfiction (Sweetgrass) while I relax. 🤔

#bookspinbingo

KVanRead 👏👏👏 3y
britt_brooke Nicely done! I loved Smoke Gets in Your Eyes! And Heavy. 3y
Megabooks @KVanRead 😀 thanks! 3y
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Megabooks @britt_brooke I very much enjoyed both of those as well! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yay bingo!!!!! You're making great progress as always!!! 3y
atla I have Braiding Sweetgrass on my nightstand, but I think I‘m saving it for deep winter when I need a healthy dose of nature. 🤷‍♀️ 3y
Megabooks @atla I‘m going to end up returning it - not because I‘m not enjoying it - but because the strange constellation of arm disabilities I have is making it hard for me to hold open. I have such trouble with paperbacks sometimes! I‘m going to get it as an ebook at some point. 💙 3y
Megabooks @TheAromaofBooks thank you!! 😀😀😀 3y
atla @Megabooks Oof, I know what you mean (don‘t have the same issues, obviously, but my own chronic pain issues). I have one of those cookbook holders that I use sometimes on my desk to read. It‘s annoying when turning pages, but otherwise helpful :) 3y
Megabooks @atla I have a Flippy to read in bed. (Soft pillow with different angles for use with book or tablet.) That makes reading with hardcovers and kindles/iPads possible, but I haven‘t found a comfortable way to read with paperbacks, no matter what I try, especially ones over 250 pages. I‘m sorry you‘re a chronic pain person too. It sucks. ☹️ 3y
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Aimeesue
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Cuz who doesn‘t want to read about rabies as a pandemic rages?
But also, after a discussion with my kids today about vaccines, I need to know why dogs get rabies vaccines but humans don‘t.

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JPeterson
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I‘m loving the book (and jewelry) my boyfriend got me for my birthday. And the unintentional color scheme that is going on here. 🖤❤️

Redwritinghood Happy birthday! 🎂🎂 5y
DarcysMom Happy Birthday! 🎂 5y
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valeriegeary
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Don't tell me a #zombie apocalypse could never happen. #octoberxfiles #braaains

@Cinfhen @Robothugs

Robothugs 😱😱 I‘ve heard of the Hot Zone before 5y
CouronneDhiver The Hot Zone was a super interesting read... totally recommend it @Robothugs 5y
AmyG I really liked The Hot Zone. Good read. 5y
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Robothugs @AmyG @DivineDiana @CouronneDhiver alright you guys sold me! Going on my TBR! 5y
Cinfhen All three books sound fascinating #RealLifeIsWayScarierThanFiction 5y
valeriegeary @Cinfhen I've only read the hot zone and it was 😱😳😵. 5y
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wtimblin
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So....was only meant to have a quick look at what other 'virus-related' books were out there...and accidentally bought a few...should keep me busy for a while!

MStew Those look GREAT!!! I need to check these out! 6y
SexyCajun Haha. Virus related books! I‘m gonna screenshot this!! Looking at your collection here I stunned my own self with how many books I‘ve got stacked up in iBooks and Kindle and Audible and Scribd 😱😱😱 6y
wtimblin @SexyCajun haha! Tell me about it! 6y
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shanaqui
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Very much a cultural history rather than scientific, with a rather exhaustive focus on linking rabies with lycanthropy and vampirism. Not really what I was looking for, though an interesting read in some ways.

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Nebklvr
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This book covers ancient treatment, production of the rabies vaccine, and contemporary outbreaks in addition to cultural terror associated with the virus. Overall a decent read but it does slow to a grind in places.#LitsyAtoZ

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Nebklvr
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Who knew?

Texreader Hmmm. Didn't know about all these other casualties. Fascinating 7y
Nebklvr @Texreader I remember pigs from reading another book about flu epidemic but didn't know about other animals! 7y
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Kristy_K
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Mehso-so

I switched to audiobook to read this and had I not, I probably would have DNF'd. While there are some interesting tidbits (I especially liked when he delved into novels and movies about rabies (or even merely influenced by)), overall this was an arduous read. I could have done with about 100 less pages which is saying something seeing how it comes in at under 250 pages. ⭐️⭐️
#ERMadlibs #adjective

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vivastory
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This looks amazing

vivastory Are you familiar with this one @LeahBergen ? 7y
brooklynreads Woah. True story, I didn't go outside on my own for a full year during my childhood because I'd learned about the dangers of rabies. 7y
vivastory @brooklynreads I was terrified of it when I was younger, I think mostly due to the movie Old Yeller 7y
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saresmoore Damn Old Yeller and its scarring of innocent youths across the country! This book sounds a little terrifying. 7y
LeahBergen No!! Stacked. Thank you (I think). 😂 7y
vivastory @saresmoore haha, will you let your children watch old Yeller? It does, but also fascinating. Nonfiction terrifying & fascinating books are frequently the best 7y
vivastory @LeahBergen haha, hope you "enjoy" it 7y
saresmoore @vivastory That's a really great point about nonfiction, actually. My kids are into Avatar: The Last Airbender and musicals. 🤓 I bet they wouldn't make it five minutes into Old Yeller! 7y
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Nebklvr
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britt_brooke 😂 7y
Seshat LOL! I actually listened to that in audio from the library and enjoyed it. 7y
Nebklvr @Seshat I like disease related books:polio, flu, etc 7y
Seshat @Nebklvr indeed. Me, too. 7y
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Nebklvr
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Nebklvr
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Sometimes we need to stop and remember the many non-western contributions to science. There were many.

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Nebklvr
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Which is worse..."cure" vs disease

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RabidReader

I made a name change on here... Didn't know you could do that, until someone else did so for very different reasons. Mine was done because I am starting a blog by the same name and I thought it only fitting that, well, it fit together. I am only in the very beginning stages but will throw a link out once I have some finalized content. So CTimmer is no longer my handle. Thanks Kittens for all the inspiration and kindness... Love this group!

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thelibraryofmars
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Currently listening to: ☠️🐺💉

I am thrilled about the amount of werewolf and vampire legend that is included along with the science of rabies. Informative and entertaining! I morbidly recommend.

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MichelleRoss
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Excellent!

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Kathrin
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I bailed on this book. It was not able to capture my attention. Around 30% in, I could not tell you, what I have listen to. I am pretty sure it's me, not the book!

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MichelleRoss
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Since I finished my last Audible book, A Brief History of Creation. I started a new one this morning. I listen while I sew and do household chores. My husband walked in as the narrator started talking about canine menstrual blood. He walked right back out 😂

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Eralon
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If an animal bites you, go directly to the doctor to get a rabies vaccine. Also if you wake up in a room with a bat even if you have no evidence you were bitten- go to doctor!

MrBook Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay, I think you'll like it here 😎👍🏻. 7y
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