![]() ![]() ![]() Stephen King called it “one of the most horrifying things I’ve ever read.” With fears about Ebola rising again, as well as recent outbreaks of highly contagious illnesses such as the measles, public interest in how infectious diseases spread-and how they can be stopped-has been reignited. The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus sold 3.5 million copies when it was first published in 1995 and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Preston will present Inside the Hot Zone on April 30 at Elmhurst College. With recent outbreaks in West Africa, Preston’s book has reappeared on the New York Times best-seller list, and he has returned to reporting on attempts to stop the virus and the suffering it causes. Twenty years ago, Richard Preston’s nonfiction thriller The Hot Zone introduced the world to the alarming story of the Ebola virus. Ap| by the Office of Marketing and Communications ![]()
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