Ebola is manmade, and other crazy conspiracy theories. Or a weaponized bacteria virus that was accidentally released from a lab, as the fact that it was weaponized points towards bioterrorism usage. Forget darth vader, science fictions greatest villain has. This ebola book is more terrifying than fiction new york post. The basis of the book was prestons 1992 new yorker article crisis in the hot zone. List of books and articles about ebola online research. It could be in the context of natural outbreaks or in the form of terrorism bioterrorism. It picks up immediately where the final events of debt of honor 1994 left off, and features now u.
The incident that put the specter of airborne ebola on the map was chronicled in the book the hot zone, wherein, in 1989, the virus was apparently spread via the air from monkey to monkey. Kibuuka h, berkowitz nm, millard m, enama me, tindikahwa a, sekiziyivu ab, et al. A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central african rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of washington, d. One book, richard prestons the hot zone, was number one on the new york times non fiction bestseller list and sold over two and a half million copies. This book has you sitting at the edge of your seat with suspense and action.
Prestons book is based on the actual events of the ebola reston outbreak in 1989 in the united. But reallife viruses will always have the edge when it comes to true horror. The terrifying true story of the origins of the ebola. Although it may verge on the sensational in points, it does present a good picture to gain an understanding of the origins and some significant historical events in ebola s relatively young timeline.
Anyway, this one was written my glen closes of actress fame father who was a medical doctor in africa. It is the second book to primarily focus on john clark, one of the recurring characters in the jack ryan universe, after without remorse 1993. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Purdon, texas, quarantined after ebola outbreakfiction. Best fiction books about diseases or viruses 155 books. He leavens the subjects essential grimness with insp. These books are viral reading about viruses inquirer. Not technically science fiction, the story of the containment of the ebola virus did read. Seventy fatalities occurred in a 24hour period, most within five square blocks, and hundreds more people were in danger. This book, ebola virus facts and fictions details the events of 2014 west african outbreak. In his new book about ebola, science writer david quammen has some harsh words for the author of another book about the virus richard. The hot zone by richard preston book cover, description, publication history. Outbreak is a medical thriller written by robin cook and published in 1987 which deals with an outbreak of the deadly ebola virus in the united states.
Richard preston, author of the hot zone when a mysterious virus first exploded in zaire in 1976, american physician william t. Close felt compelled to honor the memory of the courageous people he knew and lost. President jack ryan as he tries to deal with foreign and domestic threats. These novels will not help you deal with an outbreak of the ebola virus, but they do pose a lot of interesting existential questions about pestilential doom. Ebola outbreak spreads to 3rd province in eastern congo. Ebola virus facts and fictions ebook by nwakanwa kingdom.
Purdon, texas, quarantined after ebola outbreak fiction. Ebola virus disease evd is a deadly disease with occasional outbreaks that occur primarily on the african continent. How the hot zone got it wrong and other tales of ebolas history. The filovirusesincluding ebola virus, sudan virus, marburg virus, and ravn. In his new book about ebola, science writer david quammen has some harsh words for the author of another book about the virus richard prestons best. Viral reports allege that the entire town of purdon, texas, was placed under quarantine after a family of five tested positive for the ebola virus. Ebola, a history by david quammen the new york times. The cobra event, prestons novel about a bioterrorist attack, which spooked bill. The basis of the book was prestons 1992 new yorker article crisis in the. This list is for fiction books about the ebola virus.
But a short science book provides the facts and reassurance we need. The terrifying true story of the origins of the ebola virus by richard preston, the passage by justin cronin, the s. This is particularly evident now when more content is being consumed than. The affected nations, the number of deaths and confirmed cases, the effect on the economy and public relation and the global government effort to contain the outbreak. The terrifying true story of the origins of the ebola virus. I could hardly put it down as it was so engrossing. This book, the hot zone by richard preston, is a true account of the study of marburg and ebola viruses in the years preceding the full blown epidemic. The book was not only a bestseller in the dark biology genre, but it. The ebola virus is an escaped bioweapon some believe the ebola outbreak started with sinister armed men poisoning wells, a successful attempt at mass murder that led to arrests in liberia. I found this book to be utterly fascinating and wow is it ever a page turner. This slender book is an expanded extract from his 2012 book. Rainbow six is a technothriller novel, written by tom clancy and released on august 3, 1998.
A natgeo tv drama is inspired by a 1989 ebola crisis in. The dramatic and chilling story of an ebola virus outbreak in a surburban. An aide reaches her bare hands inside the woman to deliver the stillborn baby, unaware that the virus has now invaded her body, too. Books that deal with the spread of a virus or deadly illness that affects the world in a big way score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. William ebola a fictionalized but realistic memoir by one of the doctors who worked to contain the first ebola outbreak in africa in 1976. This book furthermore takes the reader to the historical origin of ebola virus the.
How the hot zone got it wrong and other tales of ebolas. Plague fiction why authors love to write about pandemics. Weaponized versions of the flu, ebola, and other known viruses apply provided they are weaponized varieties. Or a weaponized bacteriavirus that was accidentally released from a lab, as the fact that it was weaponized points towards bioterrorism usage. This nonfiction book, about the outbreak of the ebola virus, is terrifying on a visceral level. The whole book is packed with detail but compulsively readable. Several books have drawn the publics attention to the ebola virus. Executive orders is a technothriller novel, written by tom clancy and released on july 1, 1996.
The hot zone, a sixpart national geographic miniseries that premieres monday night, is based on a true story about ebola. The first of three non fiction books on this list, the hot zone looks at the origins of the ebola virus and its relative viruses like the sudan virus and reston virus, the way they spread from. With a growing awareness of the devastating effects of this viral disease and an influx of topical research, this book provides the information the global community of researchers, clinicians and students need to better inform their research and study of ebola virus disease. The virus, named for the region in congo kinshasa where it was first identified in 1976, emerged from the rain forest, where it survives in as yet unconfirmed hosts, possibly several species of fruit bats but potentially other mammal species. A terrifying true story is a bestselling 1994 nonfiction thriller by richard preston about the origins and incidents involving viral hemorrhagic fevers, particularly ebolaviruses and marburgviruses.
So, if you like medicine and mystery and a great story, this is the book. Kenya and was thought to be the first human victim of the ebola virus. Outbreak came to theaters a year after the publication of the hot zone, a non fiction book about the ebola virus, its variants, and the reston. The terrifying true story of the origins of the ebola virus kindle edition. Despite its name and very similar storyline, the book is not connected to the 1995 movie also called outbreak.
The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the ebola virus. A pregnant woman, infected with ebola, bleeds out on the table. Two books on a deadly virus michael robbins bookforum magazine. This is a true account of the ebola outbreak that includes graphic descriptions of the horrors of this terrible virus. Richard preston has answered all my troubling questions by telling the scientific truth that was withheld by news coverage during the epidemic.
Safety and immunogenicity of ebola virus and marburg virus glycoprotein dna vaccines assessed separately and concomitantly in healthy ugandan adults. Two nonfiction books that kept me up late at night are gareth williams angel of death about smallpox, and david quammens spillover, written before the ebola outbreak of 201415, but clearly predicting just such a. Narrative nonfiction classic on ebolas origins whats. As for ebola, despite the first outbreak occurring in africa in 1976, the 1994 book the hot zone would help to propel the disease to a more national stage in the u. However, the book really is more like a fantasy novel in retrospect because this book. The terrifying true story of the origins of the ebola virus by richard preston, ebola. According to the hot zone, ebola virus disease liquefies the organs of the. Preston follows up his 1994 book the hot zone with another terrifying reallife thriller about the threat of virusesin this case, ebola. A novel of the first outbreak, by a doctor who was there 9780804114325. Online shopping from a great selection at kindle store store.
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