The Hot Zone
Based on what you have learned, what is "the most dangerous strain" of a filovirus?
"A Bad Day", "Decon", or "The Most Dangerous Strain"
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Safety experts feel that there is not enough evidence, yet, to show that the Reston strain is not an extremely dangerous virus. It may be, in fact, the most dangerous of all the filovirus sisters, because of its seeming ability to travel rather easily through the air, perhaps more easily than the others. A tiny change in its genetic code, and it might turn into a cough and take out the human race.Source(s)
Preston, Richard (2012-03-14). The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (p. 368). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
