crisis in the red zone by richard preston

Omombo were given a ride to Bumba Zone in a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft operated by the Zairian Air Force. Jean-Jacques Muyembé, a doctor from the Congo, was sent to investigate the disease at the Yambuku Catholic Mission. Something demonic seemed to be happening there, as the patients began dying in beds soaked with blood and feces. The hospital began to lose patients, and the staff began to quit. However, she was crying and blood came from her eyes and ran down her cheeks.

Her nosebleed had stopped, and she was conscious. She had a Fever, and her skin felt only warm to the touch. She started bringing up masses of a black, wet, curdlike material.įather Germain, the curate of the Yambuku Catholic Mission, was sent to care for Sister Beata. Her rocketing stopped when her stomach was completely empty, but her vomiting continued. Sister Beata’s condition continued to deteriorate, and she began projectile vomiting. She quickly became extremely weak, and her headache and fever were caused by malaria. She began to feel sick after delivering a stillborn baby five days ago. The experience of Sister Beata, a nurse at the Yambuku hospital, demonstrates the severity of the malaria outbreak in the Congo Basin. The maternity ward was a modest pavilion with a room that contained nineteen beds. The buildings were made of brown bricks, and had open porticoes running along their sides. The hospital at the Yambuku Catholic Mission in Zaire, Africa, was filled with African oil palms and tropical vegetation. Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 1 Insights on Richard Preston's Crisis in the Red Zone #4 Father Germain, the curate of the Yambuku Catholic Mission, was sent to care for Sister Beata. She started bringing up masses of a black, wet, curdlike material. #3 Sister Beata’s condition continued to deteriorate, and she began projectile vomiting. #2 The experience of Sister Beata, a nurse at the Yambuku hospital, demonstrates the severity of the malaria outbreak in the Congo Basin.

#1 The hospital at the Yambuku Catholic Mission in Zaire, Africa, was filled with African oil palms and tropical vegetation.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Crisis in the red zone by richard preston