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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The Ebola virus first appeared in Zaire, Africa, in 1976.
Chapter 3: After a virologist visited the village, researchers at the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia officially named the previously mysterious Ebola disease.
Chapter 4: Ebola is a highly contagious, deadly virus that resurfaced again in 2014 within West Africa’s Makona Triangle area.
Chapter 5: As the virus spread, the Kenema Government Hospital tried desperately to contain the crisis.
Chapter 6: The distinctive traits of the Makona Triangle created many serious challenges in controlling the outbreak.
Chapter 7: As conditions worsened, medical staff fell ill and fear escalated.
Chapter 8: When key staff fell ill, debates over an experimental vaccine intensified quickly.
Chapter 9: Although many died, some individuals defied the odds and survived.
Chapter 10: Much like 1976, the 2014 virus subsided as people began to change their behaviors.
Description
Crisis in the Red Zone (2019) presents an engrossing account from the front lines of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. From the first infected patient through the many lives claimed before the crisis was resolved, this is a tragic and hopeful story of what happens when a hidden and dangerous virus reveals itself.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone curious about the Ebola virus
- Those interested in epidemiology and virology
- Fans of real-life heroism and sacrifice