Essays on The Hot Zone

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Chapter 1

Critical incident can be defined as an extraordinary event that is dangerous for human lives and property. Important characteristic of critical incidents is that they require the use and coordination of a variety of resources to cope with the danger (p.1). The term “critical incident” encompasses different types of events, such as terroristic attacks (using weapons of mass destruction), natural disasters (e.g, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados), transportation accidents, criminal activities, as well as fires and incidents, concerned with hazardous materials (pp.1-2). The five types of the incidents are distinguished, based on their complexity and required resources. Type 5 incidents ...

The Hot Zone, 3rd ed. (Electronic Version)

I. 1. Centers for Disease Control a) Page 159, 1st paragraph b) It is referred to in the book when it indicated that the main role ofthe Army is to fight military threats while the Centers for Disease Controlshould have the responsibility and authority to fight diseases. c) Centers for Disease Control means government agencies that protect public health through the control and prevention of diseases and the investigation and prevention of emerging diseases. 2. Amplification a) Page 12, 2nd paragraph b) It is referred to in the book when explaining the concept of virusmultiplication. ...

Book Review of

“The Hot Zone” written by Richard Preston is a non-fiction English book published by Anchor in 1995. It contains 420 pages and based on Richard Preston article “Crisis in the Hot Zone.” It is a thriller that deals with the source and occurrences relating to viral hemorrhagic fever especially Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses. The filo viruses, Ebola Virus called EBOV, Sudan Virus called SUDV, Marburg Virus called MARV and Ravn Virus called RAVV are the agents of level four of Biosafety. They are enormously hazardous to humans due to being very contagious and with an extraordinary casualty rate. There is ...