A riveting account of the deadliest Ebola epidemic in history. Richard Preston delivers a heart-pounding medical thriller that reads like fiction but is terrifyingly real.
Crisis In The Red Zone by Richard Preston chronicles the 2013-2014 Ebola outbreak that killed over 11,000 people across West Africa and threatened to spread globally. This gripping medical narrative follows the frontline responders who worked tirelessly to contain one of history’s most dangerous viral epidemics.
What Makes This Book Essential Reading
Preston, bestselling author of The Hot Zone, combines investigative journalism with dramatic storytelling to reveal how Ebola spread from a single infection to an international crisis. You’ll meet the doctors, nurses, and scientists who confronted the virus in overwhelmed hospitals, the epidemiologists racing to track transmission chains, and the patients fighting for survival.
The book explores:
How the outbreak began and why it spread so rapidly
The challenges of containing a virus in resource-limited settings
Cases that reached the United States and Europe
Lessons for preventing future pandemics
The human cost of emerging infectious diseases
About the Author
Richard Preston is an acclaimed American nonfiction author specializing in science and medicine. His work has appeared in The New Yorker and has earned him recognition for making complex scientific topics accessible and compelling.
Book Details
Condition: Used
Pages: 416
Publisher: Random House
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780812996808
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