| The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus Anchor Books Edition Contributor(s): Preston, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385495226 ISBN-13: 9780385495226 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: 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. "From the Paperback edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Contagious - Science | Research & Methodology - Science | Life Sciences - Virology |
| Dewey: 614.57 |
| Lexile Measure: 1030 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 368 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 17818 Reading Level: 7.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |