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9780671023256

Virus Ground Zero Stalking the Killer Viruses with the Centers for Disease Control

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  • ISBN13:

    9780671023256

  • ISBN10:

    067102325X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-07-01
  • Publisher: Gallery Books

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Summary

From Simon & Schuster, Virus Ground Zero is Ed Regis' fascinating book about stalking the many killer viruses with The Center for Disease Control.

An acclaimed science writer takes readers behind the scenes at the Centers for Disease Control to tell the story of an engrossing odyssey across the viral frontier.

Author Biography

Edward Regis, Jr is a philosopher, educator and author. He specializes in books and articles about science, philosophy and intelligence. His topics have included nanotechnology, transhumanism and biological warfare.

Table of Contents

Prologue: A Mother and Daughter 1(7)
The Call
7(15)
The Agency
22(18)
``This Is the Big One''
40(19)
The Grand Arrival into Kikwit
59(20)
Lady Bird Comes to CDC
79(22)
The Lab of Last Resort
101(24)
Ebola Fever
125(22)
Patient Zero
147(20)
The Forest
167(21)
The ``Emerging Diseases'' Irony
188(17)
The Grand Departure
205(18)
The Golden Age of Virus Paranoia
223(15)
Epilogue: Submerging Diseases 238(5)
Acknowledgments 243

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