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by Richard Preston (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Anchor Books (Jul 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385495226
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385495226
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 608,076 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The dramatic and chilling story of an Ebola virus outbreak in a suburban Washington, D.C. laboratory, with descriptions of frightening historical epidemics of rare and lethal viruses. More hair-raising than anything Hollywood could think of, because it's all true. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Imagine a killer with the infectiousness of the common cold and power of the Black Death. Imagine something so deadly that it wipes out 90% of those it touches. Imagine an organism against which there is no defence. But you don't need to imagine. Such a killer exists: it is a virus and its name is Ebola.

The Hot Zone tells what happens when the unthinkable becomes reality: when a deadly virus, from the rain forests of Africa, crosses continents and infects a monkey house ten miles from the White House.

Ebola is that reality. It has the power to decimate the world's population. Try not to panic. It will be back. There is nothing you can do... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars freaky, 15 Nov 2003
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This review is from: The Hot Zone (Mass Market Paperback)
when a world threatening disease strikes and if you go anywhere near an infected area you will catch it, What can u do? This fast-paced book tells you how easily the world could end if this disease was to strike again. i would recomend this book to everyone!!!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I stopped breathing!, 23 Mar 2002
This review is from: The Hot Zone (Paperback)
After reading The Cobra Event I HAD to get this one too...and I wasn't disappointed. A real-life horror book that i got so involved in that i had to stop and take a deep breath. I didn't realise i had stopped breathing. The description of how Ebola is contracted through to the devastating effects is has on the human body as it breaks it down, is something very scary in itself. To KNOW that this is not fiction makes it all the more scary. You will not be able to put this book down!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars NON-FICTION MEDICAL THRILLER..., 25 Feb 2008
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This is a non-fiction book that keeps readers on the edge of their seats, compulsively turning the pages. In it the author gives an education on the possible origins of different deadly hemorrhagic viruses and the devastation that they cause in both animals and humans. The author describes actual outbreaks that occurred between 1967 and 1993. This is done in an engaging, straightforward narrative that reads like a medical thriller.

The nucleus of the story focuses on an outbreak of Ebola virus in Reston, Virginia in the tony county of Fairfax, just outside of Washington, D.C. in 1983. A special, highly trained teamed of Army specialists and scientists secretly converged on that hot spot to try and stop the spread of this deadly virus, as it had a kill rate of ninety percent.

The account that the author gives of the Army's mission is riveting, as is the vivid description of the rain forests and caves of Africa where these hemorrhagic viruses are suspected of originating. The devastation these viruses cause to both animals and humans is horrifying, shocking, and, unfortunately, all too true. The author has managed to make science accessible to the general public and eminently readable. Bravo!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The frightening yet beautiful Ebola virus.
This book has well and truly captivated me! Persuading me to read the book over and over again so as to ensure the information is impregnably lodged into my brain. Read more
Published 2 months ago by D.H.L

5.0 out of 5 stars SCARY but awesome and fascinating!!
A great read, it grips you from the very start of the book, in fact it scares you from the very beginning!! Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2007 by Another reader

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot, but cold in places
Good, but not great. The book is good for getting background information about one of the most dangerous viruses in the world. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2006 by Holly Cook

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
I loved this book! If you love science and have an interest in Ebola then this is definately the book for you. It is gripping right to the end!
Published on 2 Aug 2006 by Raw Vegan

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Excellent book, scary but true and the fact that it happened makes it all the more fascinating.

Ebola makes any other disease look tame as it kills so fast and the fatality... Read more

Published on 2 Feb 2005 by Mr. Daniel W. Weinberg

4.0 out of 5 stars Required reading for anyone working in Africa
I was given this book when I arrived in Kenya some 6 years ago. I was recruited as the CEO of the Nairobi Hospital. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely terrifying - and its not fiction
This is the 1st book of what Richard Preston now refers to as his Dark Biology trilogy. He is undoubtedly one of the most informative writers on this topic, which certainly should... Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2003 by Keith Appleyard

4.0 out of 5 stars The Hot Zone: Gruesome, informative and scary
For those people who want to know more about the deadly Ebola and Marburg virus, this book is defintily a must. Read more
Published on 8 Jul 2003 by Timothy Baines

3.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling, scary but not enough detail
This is cleverly written account of the outbreak of the Ebola Reston filovirus. Preston's style is like that of a thriller novel as he weaves the story through the lives of the... Read more
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