The Resource The hot zone, Richard Preston
The hot zone, Richard Preston
Resource Information
The item The hot zone, Richard Preston represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).This item is available to borrow from 6 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The hot zone, Richard Preston represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).
This item is available to borrow from 6 library branches.
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- Summary
- A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this virus. The book tells this dramatic story, giving an account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xiii, 300 pages
- Contents
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- The shadow of Mount Elgon
- The monkey house
- Smashdown
- Kitum Cave
- Isbn
- 9780385495226
- Label
- The hot zone
- Title
- The hot zone
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Preston
- Subject
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- truePrimates as laboratory animals
- trueMedicine -- History
- Primates as laboratory animals
- Virginia -- Reston
- trueViruses
- Africa
- trueDiseases
- Ebola virus disease
- trueEbola virus disease -- Africa
- trueEbola virus disease -- Reston, Virginia
- Ebola virus disease -- Virginia | Reston
- Ebola virus disease | Africa
- Ebola virus disease | Virginia | Reston
- trueEpidemics
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this virus. The book tells this dramatic story, giving an account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race
- Award
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- Garden State Teen Book Award (New Jersey), Nonfiction, 1998.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1996
- School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 1995.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 173771
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Preston, Richard
- Dewey number
- 614.5/7
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Interest level
- None
- LC call number
- RC140.5
- LC item number
- .P74 1994
- Literary form
- non fiction
- NLM call number
- WC 500
- NLM item number
- P939h 1994
- Reading level
- 8.1
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Dark biology
- Series volume
- 0001
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ebola virus disease
- Ebola virus disease
- Primates as laboratory animals
- Ebola virus disease
- Primates as laboratory animals
- Africa
- Virginia
- Label
- The hot zone, Richard Preston
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The shadow of Mount Elgon -- The monkey house -- Smashdown -- Kitum Cave
- Control code
- ocm30111747
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xiii, 300 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385495226
- Lccn
- 94013415
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)30111747
- Label
- The hot zone, Richard Preston
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The shadow of Mount Elgon -- The monkey house -- Smashdown -- Kitum Cave
- Control code
- ocm30111747
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xiii, 300 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385495226
- Lccn
- 94013415
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)30111747
Subject
- truePrimates as laboratory animals
- trueMedicine -- History
- Primates as laboratory animals
- Virginia -- Reston
- trueViruses
- Africa
- trueDiseases
- Ebola virus disease
- trueEbola virus disease -- Africa
- trueEbola virus disease -- Reston, Virginia
- Ebola virus disease -- Virginia | Reston
- Ebola virus disease | Africa
- Ebola virus disease | Virginia | Reston
- trueEpidemics
Member of
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- trueSchool Library Journal's Adult Books for High School Students: 1995
- trueGarden State Teen Book Awards (New Jersey): Nonfiction (Grades 6-12)
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 1996
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