I remember reading The Hot Zone, and by the time I finished it, I was worried about the future of humanity, but Preston wrote that book so beautifully and explained the horrendous diseases wiping out humans as the Earths way of defending itself. Scary, but it made sense, poetic justice. In the two decades since that book was written, humans have treated the environment even worse, so I was prepared. Preston did not disappoint, the man breaks down the science and presents the facts in layman’s terms, and the facts are pretty scary. Bringing in the ethics of who can afford treatment and who cannot, basically, who lives and who dies, based on simple economics, is both shocking and cruel. Makes you wonder if Earth isn’t right trying to rid herself of all us nasty humans

OMG!! I love this book!! Do yourself a favor and read it. If you loved Hot Zone you will love this one. It is one big piece together mystery of Ebola and how it came into the human population.