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"The Hot Zone," by Richard Preston, outlines the history of the three filoviruses: Marburg, Ebola Sudan, and Ebola Zaire. The account consists of scientific information about the viruses, portrayals of the earliest victims, and descriptions of the medical procedures used to counteract the viruses.
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" "The Hot Zone," by Richard Preston, outlines the history of the three filoviruses: Marburg, Ebola Sudan, and Ebola Zaire. The account consists of scientific information about the viruses, portrayals of the earliest victims, and descriptions of the medical procedures used to counteract the viruses. The bulk of the book deals with the outbreak of what appeared to be Ebola Zaire at a primate facility on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., and the actions undertaken by the United States Army to contain the situation.

Early in 1980, a Frenchman living alone near Mount Elgon in western Kenya traveled to Kitum Cave; seven days later, he became extremely ill. By the time he arrived at Nairobi Hospital, his internal organs had become obstructed with blood clots, and his brain had begun to "liquefy," eradicating his personality. The doctor treating the Frenchman got puked on by the sick man and got Marburg. He would become the only surviver of Marburg in this novel. How would you like to work on a disease that makes you bleed from the eyes, mouth and rear, causes organ damage and leads to systemic necrosis (i.e. bits of your body die before you do)?   What if we added the fact that there's no cure, and if you catch it your bosses will say "Oh my god that's terrible, lie here while we study you really hard"?
You're not alone.   One of the major hurdles in studying Ebola viruses is a shortage of the high security biology labs needed to handle it, the extremely brave scientists to staff them , and (presumably) the specially treated lab coats which can contain their rugged dashing manli/womanliness while still projecting an air of scientific...