Annotated Bibliography: The Natural History Of Rabies

Annotated Bibliography

Baer, George M. The Natural History of Rabies. New York: Academic, 1975. Print. In this scholarly academic account, Baer gives a detailed account of the history and development of rabies. Starting from incidents of rabies in the ancient civilizations, he works his way up to modern times - the 19th century, during with Louis Pasteur discovered his revolutionary vaccine for rabies. The purpose of this book was to educate the reader about the development of rabies over the course of thousands of years. His specific examples are very useful to anyone searching for historical accounts. The information is purely objective and factual, not biased in any way. Additionally, some of the information in this book is confirmed
by other sources. Moreover, its validity is further affirmed by its scholarly author, Baer. He won numerous awards for outstanding research in rabies. Furthermore, he is credited with developing an oral rabies vaccine which eradicated much of the disease in Europe. Finally, this source was extremely helpful in my research. Its historical accounts and evidence helped me illustrate how the “madmen” symptoms of rabies affected ancient civilizations.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 03 June 2013. Web. 05 Sept. 2013. This source gives a purely factual, scientific analysis of the deadly disease rabies.
It informs the general public about many general aspects of rabies, including its symptoms, vaccines, methods of contamination, etc. Much of the information presented, such as the symptoms of rabies, is also present on other scholarly sources. The source and the information is presents are both very valid; the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is a globally recognized, successful organization concerned with occupational safety and health. Ultimately, this source aided me in my research that by presenting me with much factual and scientific basis with which I could apply to characteristics of zombies, madmen, and
vampires.

Lorie, Anouk. "Angola Rabies Outbreak Kills 83 Children." CNN. Cable News Network, 12 Mar. 2009. Web. 7 Sept. 2013. This article from CNN News gives another account on the rabies outbreak in Angola. Lorie talks about the suddenness of the event when around 90 children die of rabies. She further continues on why Angola could not afford vaccines and the horrors of the disease worldwide. This article quotes many qualified people involved in the incident including Francois Meslin (a WHO expert) and Luis Bernardino (head of the hospital). The purpose of this article was to purely inform people of a tragic event in the world. It is confirmed by other news sources including NYTimes. The author writes health related articles for CNN, a major news network. This source was helpful by providing us further information about the incident and telling us more about the country’s lack of development.

McNeil, Donald G. "Rabies Outbreak in Angola, Caused by Roaming Dogs, Kills 93 Children." Nytimes.com. New York Times, 16 Mar. 2009. Web. 6 Sept. 2013. In this newscast, McNeil writes about the struggle against rabies in Angola.
Rabid dogs are constantly wandering, and the risk of rabies is always present in the atmosphere. Ultimately, there are those who are unlucky and eventually succumb to the ancient killer. It is not biased; McNeil’s article is purely objective - she simply gives a factual account of the plot inside Angola. Moreover, New York Times has earned stunning achievements as a result of validity and recognition - over 30 million unique visitors per month, and 112 Pulitzer Prizes. Much information conveyed in this particular article was confirmed by an article on CNN about another rabies outbreak in Angola. Additionally, McNeal has been a loyal employee for the Times since 1976; he has won numerous awards, such as the prestigious 2007 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. Ultimately, this article was vital to our research - it serves as an example of the ever-present modern risk of rabies, despite Louis Pasteur’s
vaccine.

"World: Europe Rabies - The Vampire 's Kiss." BBC News. BBC, 24 Sept. 1998. Web. 06 Sept. 2013. This article by BBC News encompasses the accounts of several scientists who explain their personal theories about how the ancient disease of rabies was the root cause of a widespread symbol of fear today, the vampire. In several direct quotes, the doctors reveal the surprising similarities between the symptoms of rabies and the characteristics of modern vampires. Although I did not do much more further research to see if information presented in this article was also present on other trustworthy sources, I agree myself with much of the striking similarities. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a trustworthy, global, newscast; its validity has earned it millions of viewers around the world. Despite the stereotype that some news corporations are biased, this specific BBC article was not; its information was mainly taken from the direct accounts of scholarly doctors and scientists. Finally, this article was very significant and helpful to my research; it drew several connections between reality and fantasy that I was able to intertwine with my overall thesis.