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SOURCE: The Conversation
10/29/19
Rabies’ horrifying symptoms inspired folktales of humans turned into werewolves, vampires and other monsters
by Jessica Wang
The author's new book, “Mad Dogs and Other New Yorkers: Rabies, Medicine, and Society in an American Metropolis, 1840-1920,” explores the hidden meanings behind the ways people talked about rabies.
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