The Hot Zone

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 Virus. The Book Tells This Dramatic Story, Giving An Account Of The Appearance Of Rare And Lethal Viruses And Their Crashes Into The Human Race. The Shadow Of Mount Elgon -- The Monkey Virus -- Smashdown -- Kitum Cave. Richard Preston. Forsøgsaber medbringer et dødbringende virus til USA. Det virker hurtigt og blodigt, og videnskabsmænd kæmper mod tiden - dels for at finde en vaccine - dels for at opspore og udrydde det 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. Describes how a strain of lethal virus showed up in 1989 at a Virginia laboratory, and relates the efforts of a military biohazard SWAT team to identify and contain the virus