Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus

Why read it

• You will see why a newly emerging disease begins as a mystery, with open questions of cause, origin and control
• You will understand that Ebola is just a virus, destructive in humans but not supernatural
• You will learn how the West Africa outbreak grew past anything seen before it

Who it is for

• Reader worried about the next pandemic
• Student of epidemiology or global health
• Curious reader who follows outbreak news

Contents

1. INTRODUCTION
2. EPILOGUE
3. SOURCE NOTES
4. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

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