The Hot Zone

The Hot Zone

by

Richard Preston

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Although a civilian, Gene Johnson runs the Ebola research division of USAMRIID. He has traveled the world studying rare and deadly viruses, and has a reputation for being brilliant but unconventional. His immense knowledge of diseases such as Ebola has instilled within him a deep fear of them. Despite the fact that he has terrifying nightmares about Ebola, one of Johnson’s most powerful wishes is to find the ultimate source of the disease. In an effort to do so, he headed an expedition to Kitum Cave, but was unable to find the virus’s host organism.

Eugene (Gene) Johnson Quotes in The Hot Zone

The The Hot Zone quotes below are all either spoken by Eugene (Gene) Johnson or refer to Eugene (Gene) Johnson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 1, Chapter 8 Quotes

Gene felt a prickling sensation on his scalp. The paths of Charles Monet and Peter Cardinal had crossed at only one place on earth, and that was inside Kitum Cave. What had they done in the cave? What had they found in there? What had they touched? What had they breathed? What lived in Kitum Cave?

Related Characters: Richard Preston (speaker), Eugene (Gene) Johnson (speaker), Charles Monet, Peter Cardinal
Related Symbols: Mount Elgon and Kitum Cave
Page Number: 106
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Eugene (Gene) Johnson Quotes in The Hot Zone

The The Hot Zone quotes below are all either spoken by Eugene (Gene) Johnson or refer to Eugene (Gene) Johnson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
The Power of Nature Theme Icon
).
Part 1, Chapter 8 Quotes

Gene felt a prickling sensation on his scalp. The paths of Charles Monet and Peter Cardinal had crossed at only one place on earth, and that was inside Kitum Cave. What had they done in the cave? What had they found in there? What had they touched? What had they breathed? What lived in Kitum Cave?

Related Characters: Richard Preston (speaker), Eugene (Gene) Johnson (speaker), Charles Monet, Peter Cardinal
Related Symbols: Mount Elgon and Kitum Cave
Page Number: 106
Explanation and Analysis: