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Ebola: Through the Eyes of the People

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Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a deadly virus currently spreading from Gabon to the Republic of the Congo. Unfortunately, it today's world of international transportation and air travel, Ebola outbreaks offer very real risks of being spread quickly to virtually any part of the world (including the United States) is just a matter of hours. William Close draws upon his more than 16 years in Africa (he became personal physician to the President of Congo and chief doctor to the Congolese Army) and his expertise with respect to Ebola to provide an eloquent, gripping, chilling account of the doctors, nurses and victims affected by the Ebola virus in the Catholic mission and surrounding villages now the focus of teams of international doctors and scientists trying to understand and contain the latest lethal outbreak. Ebola: Through The Eyes Of The People is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the Ebola threat, both realized and potential, and its status as a modern day plague with horrific potential.

To be truthful, I was a bit disappointed when the author admitted at the beginning of the book that this was a novel. I had expected more technical information. However, the book was a very good read and gave an interesting perspective of the first Ebola outbreak from the view of the people directly involved - the villagers and the Catholic missionaries. Dr. Close bases this book on fact, but for the sake of interest, combined some characters and filled in some holes in the story with what he believes happened. Since he was there, nobody can argue the facts. The book does not give any technical information on Ebola and how it works and how it is stopped. It does however, go into decriptions of how this awful disease is spread and how it affects entire villages. Without the technical details, the book is a quick read and though a subject like this could not be called enjoyable, I found it fascinating to read.

This is a really good book. It keeps you coming back for more without being too intense. It nicely describes the horrible nature of the epidemic without too many of the horrific details. By the end I felt like I knew the characters.
This is a really good, really well written book.

This book gave me great insight into the first outbreaks of Ebola from a nuns perspective. I never thought about nuns being the first line when it came to Ebola but they were. Very good read and educational. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in public health or epidemiology.

I needed this book for a research paper at school. It was shipped out immediately and arrived at my home very promptly. The book, although used, was in excellent shape and was exactly what I needed for my paper. Thank you

This book gives an enteresting view on how the disease Ebola has effected African people. The best part of the book is how the virus kills just about everyone in the book. It gives it a dramatic type feeling and the reader gets a better perspeckive on the Ebola Viruse. It rocks the rolls.