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The Hot Zone

The Hot Zone

The Chilling True Story of an Ebola Outbreak
ScienceScience & Nature
Pages
384
Published
1995
Language
English

Synopsis

This interesting books talks about the author doing an investigation about several viruses in africa, including ebola. He explains the different strains and tells us their stories.

Prose complexity
6/10

Vibe

TenseInformativeDarkMysterious
SurvivalQuest

Genres

Science Science & Nature Medicine Animals True Crime Body Horror

About the author

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Richard Preston

Richard Preston (born August 5, 1954, in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American writer, best known for nonfiction books on infectious disease and bioterrorism, including "The Hot Zone" (1994), "The Cobra Event" (1997) and "The Demon in the Freezer" (2002). A contributor to The New Yorker since 1985, he also completed Michael Crichton's unfinished novel "Micro" (2011) from Crichton's notes after Crichton's death. Preston holds a Ph.D. in English from Princeton University and has received the Am...

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