The filoviruses-including Ebola virus, Sudan virus, Marburg virus, and Ravn virus-are Biosafety Level 4 agents, extremely dangerous to humans because they are very infectious, have a high fatality rate, and most have no known prophylactic measures, treatments, or cures. The basis of the book was Preston's 1992 New Yorker article "Crisis in the Hot Zone". He was expendable, and he knew it.The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story is a best-selling 1994 nonfiction thriller by Richard Preston about the origins and incidents involving viral hemorrhagic fevers, particularly ebolaviruses and marburgviruses. At the moment, he didn't care what happened to himself, personally. In the past he had lectured Nancy on the dangers of working with Ebola in a space suit, and now he was leading a team into an Ebola hell. How does this text make one feel? Read the excerpt from The Hot Zone. Which questions would most help a reader identify the author's purpose for writing? Check all that apply. The author most likely included this paragraph to explain why Jerry Jaax chose Captain Mark Haines to accompany him inside. Furthermore, Captain Haines was a veterinarian. The majority of my diving has been in the Middle East.") Captain Haines was not a man who would get claustrophobia and go into a panic in a space suit.
"I don't do scuba diving for fun as a civilian. ("I'll tell you one thing," Haines once said to me. He had jumped out of airplanes at night into the open sea, wearing scuba gear. He was a short, intense man with a whipcord body who had been through the Green Berets' scuba-diving school. He had decided to take with him one of his officers, Captain Mark Haines, a former Green Beret. Jerry Jaax was going to be the first man in, the point man. Substitute the unfamiliar word with a familiar word to see if it makes sense. Check for nearby synonyms that may provide a clue to the word's meaning.Ĭheck surrounding words to see what events are leading up to this word. What strategies are most effective to help a reader determine the meaning of an unknown word? Check all that apply.
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