The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus

The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus. 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 06/15/1999
ISBN: 9780385495226
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 17818 / Hot Zone
Reading Level: 7.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 16