The Hot Zone

English

ISBN: 0385479565

EAN: 9780385479561

Category: Medical / Infectious Diseases/Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Primatology/

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Release Date: 10/01/2011

Synopsis: 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 Zonetells 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 Zoneproves that truth really is scarier than fiction.

Awards: Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award – null  Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award – null 

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The Hot Zone

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.0 inches

Width: 4.17 inches

Length: 6.87 inches

Weight: 7.02 oz

Pages: 448