The Ebola outbreak that began in 2014 was one of the deadliest and fast-moving epidemics the world has seen. Outbreaks mainly began in West Africa and quickly spread worldwide, affecting well over tens of thousands of people. It was not long before much of the world became familiar with the disease through personal connections or hearing about it from the extensive news coverage.
Richard Preston, an American author, is very familiar with infectious diseases, and dives into all aspects of Eebola, including explaining its origins, its deadly symptoms, and how it spread in his book The Hot Zone. He has mastered the knowledge of infectious diseases through his extensive research. As well as The Hot Zone, he has written books titled Panic in Level …show more content…
It could have been one of the first lifeforms of earth, before human existence, possibly predating dinosaurs. Experts still know so little about it. For a long time, no treatment existed, and its origins and even the disease itself were unknowns. Preston says, “We don't really know what Ebola has done in the past, and we don't know what it might do in the future.”
The Hot Zone is extremely descriptive when it comes to discussing ebola, oftenoftening describing the symptoms in vivid detail. For this reason, I would only recommendrecommended this book to those truly interested in learning about the disease. For those squeamish around blood—beware.
Adding to that, I don’t believe this book should be a part of the freshman curriculum next year for the sole reason that some people will not be able to handle the violent details included in the book. I believe that the curriculum should involve books that everyone would be comfortable reading.did you feel comfortable reading this book? Overall I would rate this book a 2 out of 5 because it was very gorygorey and bloody, and I don't particularly like reading about viruses and diseases. Overall, I would say this book can be really great for some people, while others should hold caution when
Richard Preston, an American author, is very familiar with infectious diseases, and dives into all aspects of Eebola, including explaining its origins, its deadly symptoms, and how it spread in his book The Hot Zone. He has mastered the knowledge of infectious diseases through his extensive research. As well as The Hot Zone, he has written books titled Panic in Level …show more content…
It could have been one of the first lifeforms of earth, before human existence, possibly predating dinosaurs. Experts still know so little about it. For a long time, no treatment existed, and its origins and even the disease itself were unknowns. Preston says, “We don't really know what Ebola has done in the past, and we don't know what it might do in the future.”
The Hot Zone is extremely descriptive when it comes to discussing ebola, oftenoftening describing the symptoms in vivid detail. For this reason, I would only recommendrecommended this book to those truly interested in learning about the disease. For those squeamish around blood—beware.
Adding to that, I don’t believe this book should be a part of the freshman curriculum next year for the sole reason that some people will not be able to handle the violent details included in the book. I believe that the curriculum should involve books that everyone would be comfortable reading.did you feel comfortable reading this book? Overall I would rate this book a 2 out of 5 because it was very gorygorey and bloody, and I don't particularly like reading about viruses and diseases. Overall, I would say this book can be really great for some people, while others should hold caution when