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Quote by Richard Preston

“The earth is attempting to rid itself of an infection by human parasite.”

Author

Richard Preston is an American writer known for his insightful exploration of science and nature. His works often delve into complex scientific topics, presented with a captivating narrative style. His notable works include 'The Hot Zone' and 'The Wild Trees'. more

“Once the cells in a biological machine stop working, it can never be started again. It goes into a cascade of decay, falling toward disorder and randomness. Except in the case of viruses. They can turn off and go dead. Then, if they come in contact with a living system, they switch on and multiply. (194)”

Ifs Turns Fall Cases Machines Contact Cells Working It Disorder Decay Viruses Turn Off Randomness Cascade

Author:Richard Preston

“You can’t fight off Ebola the way you fight off a cold. Ebola does in ten days what it takes AIDS ten years to accomplish.”

Way Years Doe Fighting Cold Ten Accomplish Aids Ebola

Book:The Hot Zone: The Chilling True Story of an Ebola Outbreak

Source: The Hot Zone: The Chilling True Story of an Ebola Outbreak

“Occasionally they came to villages, and at each village they encountered a roadblock of fallen trees. Having had centuries of experience with the smallpox virus, the village elders had instituted their own methods for controlling the virus, according to their received wisdom, which was to cut their villages off from the world, to protect their people from a raging plague. It was reverse quarantine, an ancient practice in Africa, where a village bars itself from strangers during a time of disease, and drives away outsiders who appear. (94)”