Opinion: ‘The Hot Zone’ led me to work with Ebola patients. Now I have mixed feelings about the book

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When news breaks of an Ebola case almost anywhere in the world, the public reaction is remarkably predictable. Headlines become urgent. Social media fills with anxiety. Questions arise about whether this is the beginning of another global crisis. More than 30 years after its publication, much of that reaction can be traced to a single book. Read the rest…