Ebola: A novel of the first outbreak, by a doctor who was there
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (943 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804114323 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Not what I expected" according to ewohNot what I expected ewoh46 Found this on the shelf of a second hand store for a very cheap price. I was expecting a lot more science in this book and it wasn't there. It's mostly written from the standpoint of the nuns of the Yambuku mission that witnessed this first outbreak. Although the characters claim to be terrified, that feeling never really came across to me- the reader. I also found some of the writing strange- the attraction to Veronica (a nun) by Dr. Aaron Hof. 6. Found this on the shelf of a second hand store for a very cheap price. I was expecting a lot more science in this book and it wasn't there. It's mostly written from the standpoint of the nuns of the Yambuku mission that witnessed this first outbreak. Although the characters claim to be terrified, that feeling never really came across to me- the reader. I also found some of the writing strange- the attraction to Veronica (a nun) by Dr. Aaron Hof. Realistic and frightening In this book, William Close has worked hard to record the true story about Ebola's first recorded outbreak. The events that unfolded in the Yambuku region of Zaire (now Dem. Rep. of Congo) are particularly frightening because of the unknown nature of the "new" pathogen which was killing people quickly and brutally, while breaking many of the known "rules" of disease prevention. The conversations and characters in the book reflect this atmospher. This book is realistic, the Hot Zone is sensationalistic. William T. Close's account of the 1976 Ebola outbreak in the Yambuku region of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) provides a startling look at the emotions, fears and struggles of the individuals involved in a virus outbreak. In the case of this outbreak, the etiological agent was not yet known to human-kind, thus enhancing the fear of the disease caused by the virus.It is unfair to compare this book to The Hot Zone since The Hot Zone
Close worked desperately to contain the outbreak. Close felt compelled to honor the memory of the courageous people he knew and lost. Within days, Mabalo is dead. Haunted by this wrenching crisis, Dr. Less than three weeks later, the virus claims Sister Lucie’s life as well. This is their story: a terrifying, completely authentic novel that begins with an invisible killer. It strikes without warning—a lethal disease with no name and no cure. At a Catholic mission in Yambuku, a remote village sixty miles south of the Ebola River, local teacher Mabalo Lokela visits the clinic with a raging fever. “Eloquent, gripping, harrowing.”—Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone When a mysterious virus first exploded in Zaire in 1976, American physician William T. Sister Lucie, a Flemish nun and nurse, gives him a shot of an antimalarial drug, wipes off the
“Eloquent, gripping, harrowing.”—Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone