Hot Zone post 1

The first part of the book was just a lot of information, almost to the point where the author was saying the same things over in a different way. Otherwise his straightforward and descriptive style helped me really visualize the symptoms of Ebola. All I could think about was the wicked Witch of the West but in reverse- that is from the inside out. The idea of something that infectious being so volatile is also just horrifying, though I'm looking forward to seeing how the Reston outbreak will play out.