Languages:English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published) Media:Paperback Pages:352 Number Of Items:1 Shipping Weight (lbs):0.6 Dimensions (in):5.2 x 0.7 x 8
ISBN:0385495226 EAN:9780385495226 ASIN:0385495226
Publication Date:June 15, 1999 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Product 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 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.
Amazon.com Review The dramatic and chilling story of an Ebola virus outbreak in a surburban Washington, D.C. laboratory, with descriptions of frightening historical epidemics of rare and lethal viruses. More hair-raising than anything Hollywood could think of, because it's all true.
