An adaptation of his book set to star Robert Redford and Jodie Foster under the direction of Ridley Scott fell apart, due in part to the grim reality that the story ends with the euthanization of hundreds of monkeys. Not only is it terrifying

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The book begins with several pages of large-type text to give the reader a sense of what it’s like to enter a Biosafety level 4 lab. 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. The complicated and hazardous job required the donning of biological space suits, entering the monkey house (the ``hot zone''), killing each monkey, and retrieving tissue samples.The cliffhanger ending was another thing of which I was not a fan whatsoever; it was an unexciting conclusion to an attention-grabbing story.

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This means that an infected person can unknowingly spread the disease for seven days before having any symptoms themselves. It is Nancy’s job, along with her superior, Colonel Anthony Johnson (Tony), to dissect the monkeys when the cures fail (as they always do).The close quarters of monkeys in the environment makes it relatively easy for the virus to jump from animal to animal.

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He explores the cave and is awed by the wonder and the mystery of the place, yet at every turn, he sees the potential for infection. Fever and nausea come next, with victims expelling a cocktail of tarry granules and red arterial blood known as "black vomit. He finds that the blood has Marburg within it, and is surprised to learn that Peter, like Charles Monet, had explored Kitum Cave.I do not want it, I do not want any one I have ever met to catch it, and I am horrified it's spreading to other continents this week.