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by Richard Preston (Author) "Charles Monet was a loner ..." (more)

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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 (22 customer reviews)

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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 an alternate 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 an alternate Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars freaky, 15 Nov 2003

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars I stopped breathing!, 23 Mar 2002

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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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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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