The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story
About the Book
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 theappearance 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.