Richard Preston

In this thrilling novel, The Hot Zone by Richard Preston tells the story of a virus so notorious for its mysterious attacks that it is deemed a Bio-safety Level 4 virus. Richard Preston acquired his inspiration and insight first from his curiosity in his visit to Africa to study epidemiology and second from certain contacts, Dr. C.J. Peters and Nancy Jaax, whom have helped to further Preston’s knowledge of Bio-safety Level 4 agents. Preston incorporates historical facts, interview encounters, and

The Hot Zone by Richard Preston The Hot Zone, a novel by Richard Preston explores a close encounter and near-outbreak of the Ebola virus in a military-controlled monkeyhouse. The story follows real-life examples of cases, as well as many fictional characters with new experiences with the virus. The book is considered a thriller, as many of the situations feel they could happen at any time, leaving some readers on the edge of their seats. The novel informed the nation on what likely could be a

The Hot Zone The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston, is an exploration of the discovery and evolution of the three filovirus “sisters”: Marburg, Ebola Sudan, and Ebola Zaire. The book begins by introducing Charles Monet, a factory-maintenance worker in Western Kenya. He decides to go on an expedition up Mount Elgon with a woman in search of animals and birds to watch. They come across Kitmur cave, explore it, and trek back down the mountain. A few days later, Monet begins to feel sick, so he goes to

Summary The Hot Zone by Richard Preston can be summed up in just a few words; intriguing and captivating, yet extremely alarming and fairly terrifying. This story chronicles the various different cases of the Ebola virus throughout the world and its excursion from the rainforests of central Africa to our very own Washington D.C. The virus’s proliferation not only caused extreme terror, but it led to the recruitment of a SWAT team consisting of military personnel, researchers, and scientists set

Introduction With horrifying details and graphic evidence that could scare even the toughest of people, Richard Preston tells the story of any American’s worst nightmare in his nonfiction novel; The Hot Zone. The words on the cover, “A Terrifying True Story”, make it more than clear to the reader that what they are about to read are some true facts that most would be hesitant to believe. Preston uses various shocking tales and interweaves factual information and scientific jargon to present his purpose

The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston, is a non-fiction story about the deadly virus (Ebola) spreading throughout the world. Certain strains of this virus are 90% fatal, and cause horrible symptoms, such as facial drooping, muscle aches, reddened eyes, and puking. The Ebola virus was traced back to a man named Charles Monet. After Monet, the virus spread rapidly, and it was leaving no survivors. Charles Monet was a Frenchman who moved to western Kenya, Africa, and worked for a sugar factory. Monet mostly

In the first two chapter of part one of The Hot Zone started of about the day to day life of Charles Monet, and how it got sick leading up to his death and Doctor Musoke get sick after Monet's vomit got in his eye and mouth. The author gives a brief overview of what Monet's live was Luke after he returned from his trip with his lady friend and got sick, then died. While doing the author posed questions as to why and how Monet got so sick that fast. The author was trying to show the reader that

Richard Preston’s novel The Hot Zone, was based on a true story about the origins and incidents involving viral hemorrhagic fevers, mainly the Ebola and Marburg viruses. It primarily focuses on the Ebola virus’ first documented outbreak during the 1980s. As you read The Hot Zone, you will notice that it has been divided into four individual segments. The first segment looks into the history of filoviruses, and how AIDS emerged. The novel begins with Charles Monet, an elderly man who travels to Kitum

virus. It’s very small and it plays a huge role. It plays a huge role because it is the one that started this book. If Marburg didn’t exist then Ebola most likely wouldn’t be made. Also, we wouldn’t know how to treat it better than we do now. 2. Preston goes to great lengths explaining exactly who Silverstein treats. What effect does this have when Silverstein finds out that Muskoke might

My unwavering interest in infectious diseases began in middle school when I read the book, The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston that intricately describes the Ebola virus. While the description of how the virus destroys the human body are unpleasant, this virus fascinated me. Consequently, in my spare time I read about other infectious diseases, such as cholera and tuberculosis, on Wikipedia and other web pages for my personal enjoyment. Years later, I participated in Princeton Model Congress in high