The Victorian War on Rabies

(historytoday.com)

10 points | by benbreen 5 days ago ago

3 comments

  • datakan an hour ago

    Strange article. So much focus on dogs with only one mention of bats who are the primary carrier and spreader of rabies.

    • Hikikomori an hour ago

      The first recorded rabies from a bat was in 2002 so not that surprising that it wasn't a focus on victorian England.

    • nephihaha 20 minutes ago

      Dogs were seen as the main vector right into the 1980s. Rightly so. A dog is more likely to attack you than a bat.