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The Hot Zone by Richard Preston

The Hot Zone

The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus

Richard Preston

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · June 15, 1999

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus. • "This work of nonfiction is more terrifying than any sci-fi nightmare." —USA TODAY Also a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on National Geographic.

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Readers interested in real-life medical and viral outbreak stories
Themes
viral outbreak, medical thriller, human survival
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus. • "This work of nonfiction is more terrifying than any sci-fi nightmare." —USA TODAY Also 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.

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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.

Who it’s for

  • Readers interested in real-life medical and viral outbreak stories
  • Fans of thrilling nonfiction about infectious diseases

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Virology66%
Infectious Diseases38%
Epidemiology37%

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Publisher categories

  • Contagious Diseases
  • Virology
  • Disease & Public Health
Authors
Richard Preston
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
June 15, 1999
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
viral outbreak · medical thriller · human survival
Reading lane
Contagious Diseases