The Hot Zone
Books | Health & Fitness / Diseases & Conditions / Contagious (incl. Pandemics)
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Richard Preston
The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus. Now a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on National Geographic.A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race. Shocking, frightening, and impossible to ignore, The Hot Zone proves that truth really is scarier than fiction.
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Author
Richard Preston
Pages
448
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2012-03-14
ISBN
0307817652 9780307817655
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Couldn’t put it down "
Stella
"Such a great book!"
Heather H
"Very graphic book about the tales of Ebola, but very eye opening. Definitely recommend."
Marta Milam
"If you love this book, Richard Preston wrote another one called Demon in the Freezer that you should check out(: "
Alissa Landefeld
"4.5⭐️ couldn’t put it down. Full of suspense. "
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Chris V
"The real horror is always based on true events. This book is terrifying because we know such things exist in the wild and can cause destruction worldwide at a moments notice. The thrilling fashion this book recounts the moment ebola takes refuge inside a person until the person meets their end in a matter of weeks is truly frightening."
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"Timely !!!"
Jim Badger
"Gory and layered, super-engaging and detailed without confusing science for story. A lot of trying to find the origin of the virus was super-repetitive and anticlimactic, however. And the last pages were the lofty, analogy-laden stuff of high school essays."
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"Read this book twice. Definitely worth it."
Christopher Allen
"I remember reading the first chapter and being freaked out by the situation. It's based on a true story of a close call we in the US had I think in the 90's about a possible ebola outbreak. Really interesting, especially now. "
Betsy Corachan
