Rabies in Britain

Rabies in Britain
Author: N. Pemberton
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2007-10-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0230589545

Rabies was a constant threat in Victorian Britain and gripped popular imagination, not least because its human form, hydrophobia, produced a vile death with the mind and body out of control. This book explores the changing understanding of rabies amongst veterinarians, animal welfare campaigners, state officials, politicians and the public.