![]() ![]() Medical thriller, cautionary tale, and a public health call-to-arms are all bundled together in this powerful read. Preston addresses issues of medical ethics and justice throughout, and the clash between superstition and science, duty and self-preservation are constantly in play. ![]() In addition to devoted health care workers other captivating characters abound, including a teenage prophet and a mysterious herbalist healer. ![]() Yet acts of heroism and the high prevalence of altruism (especially among local nurses) are astounding. ![]() Descriptions of Ebola hospital wards and quarantine tents are often nightmarish. Preston poignantly details the human drama of a place on the precipice of devastation. He flashes back to accounts of the first outbreak of Ebola in 1976 in Zaire (reminding readers of the lessons that might have been learned). Over 11,000 people died across eight countries, including the U.S. Preston, who first wrote about Ebola in the best-selling The Hot Zone (1994), chronicles the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Symptoms include high fever, hemorrhaging, profuse diarrhea, and oddly enough, hiccups. Highly contagious and lethal, Ebola is spread by direct contact with bodily fluids. Crisis in the Red Zone The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come By: Richard Preston Narrated by: Ray Porter Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins 4.8 (754 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. “Viruses are the undead of the living world, the zombies of deep time.” And perhaps none are more gruesome than Ebola, a Biosafety Level 4 virus (or hot agent). An urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses and a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us, told through the story. ![]()
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