Richard Preston
Author
Publisher
Random House
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In this taut and suspenseful medical drama, Richard Preston deeply chronicles the outbreak, in which we saw for the first time the specter of Ebola jumping continents, crossing the Atlantic, and infecting people in America. Rich in characters and conflict-physical, emotional, and ethical-Crisis in the Red Zone is an immersion in one of the great public health calamities of our time.
2) The hot zone
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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 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.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
The author explores the return of smallpox, eradicated in 1979 but now returning on the black market as a weapon of bioterrorism, and the crusade of three doctors to uncover the mastermind of the 2001 anthrax attacks.