Ebola

By David Quammen

Subjects: Hemorrhagic fever, ebola--history, Ebolavirus--pathogenicity--popular works, Disease reservoirs, Ebola virus disease, Popular Works, Ebola virus disease--popular works, Disease Outbreaks, New York Times bestseller, Ebolavirus--pathogenicity, 614.5/7, Ebolavirus, Disease Reservoirs, Popular works, Epidemics, New York Times reviewed, Disease outbreaks--history, Qw 168, History, Epidemics--history, Epidemics--history--popular works, Pathogenicity, nyt:health=2014-12-07, Ebola virus, Rc140.5 .q36 2014, Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever

Description: Acclaimed science writer and explorer David Quammen first came near the Ebola virus while he was traveling in the jungles of Gabon, accompanied by local men whose village had been devastated by a recent outbreak. Here he tells the story of Ebola -- its past, present, and its unknowable future.