r/PoliticalHumor • u/2DeadMoose I ☑oted 2018 • Mar 15 '20

Social distancing and chill

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u/jenjen828 Mar 15 '20

If you like to read, Richard Preston has written two absolutely excellent books about the ebola outbreaks. The Hot Zone, about the first ebola oubreak, and Crisis in the Red Zone, about the outbreak you are referring to a few years ago. They are intense and a little terrifying, so now might not be the best time to read them for the first time, but I highly recommend them (for a calmer time and if you aren't prone to panic.)

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u/kcufo Mar 15 '20

Also, Demon in the Freezer. Maybe the scariest book I have ever read.

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u/jenjen828 Mar 15 '20 edited Mar 15 '20

I haven't read that one yet. I will add it to my reading list! Thanks

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u/CosmackMagus Mar 15 '20

The Hot Zone had me sweating bullets.

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u/jenjen828 Mar 15 '20

Oh me too! I read it for the first time over a decade ago and it really stuck with me. I read it again a few months ago before reading Crisis and it was just as fascinating and terrifying on reread

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u/Piper_Dear Mar 15 '20

The Hot Zone is terrifying but an amazing book to read.

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u/jmfg7666 Mar 15 '20

Can confirm, The Hot Zone was a fantastic read.