Introduction to The Hot Zone

[Margaret]

Hello! We are excited to share our next TIPH Book Club book, The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston.

“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 the appearance 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" (GoodReads).

Discussions will be posted on the following dates:

- December 16 (Part 1)
- January 13 (Part 2)
- January 27 (Park 3 & 4)

The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus

[Kenni]

I love this book! Read it in high school and I think it was truly my first introduction to public health. It inspired a passion about human health and disease I hadn’t known existed!