The Hot Zone
By: Richard Preston.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Ebola virus disease -- Virginia -- Reston; Ebola virus disease -- Africa; Primates as laboratory animals
Description: 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 virus. The book tells this dramatic story, giving an account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race.