Major General Philip K. Russell Character Analysis in The Hot Zone

Russell is the commander of the United States Army Medical Research and Development Command, and controls USAMRIID. David Huxsoll notifies him about the Ebola Reston virus, and he in turn consults his friend Frederick Murphy. A figure of authority and intensity, he helps to keep his researchers focused and calm as they attempt to decide what to do about the infection.

Major General Philip K. Russell Quotes in The Hot Zone

The The Hot Zone quotes below are all either spoken by Major General Philip K. Russell or refer to Major General Philip K. Russell. 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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My God, with certain small changes, this virus could become one that travels in rapid respiratory transmission through humans. I’m talking about the Black Death. Imagine a virus with the infectiousness of influenza and the mortality rate of the black plague in the Middle Ages—that’s what we’re talking about.

Related Characters: Major General Philip K. Russell (speaker)

Page Number and Citation: 275

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Major General Philip K. Russell Character Timeline in The Hot Zone

The timeline below shows where the character Major General Philip K. Russell appears in The Hot Zone. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...commander of USAMRIID, and an expert on biohazards. Upon hearing the news, Colonel Huxsoll telephones Major General Philip K. Russell, MD , the commander of the United States Army Medical Research and Development Command to set... (full context)

...the same time, the Army does have more manpower and ability than the C.D.C. does. General Russell asserts that this operation will function best if it is staffed by soldiers, because of... (full context)

General Russell adds that they need to contact Frederick A. Murphy, the director of the National Center... (full context)

...monkeys, C. J. Peters runs a huge meeting in the conference room of Fort Detrick. General Russell sits in to chair the meeting, hoping to keep it from turning into a contest... (full context)

...both the monkey corpses and the virus. Fred Murphy urges McCormick to cool down, while General Russell steps in, suggesting that the Army and the C.D.C. split management. Eventually they come to... (full context)

...rejects. Dalgard and Peters work together to develop a written agreement, which Peters carries to General Russell . They sign it without consulting lawyers and fax it back to Dalgard. (full context)

General Russell reveals to Preston that he was even more terrified of Ebola after the mission was... (full context)

Major General Philip K. Russell Character Analysis

Major General Philip K. Russell Quotes in The Hot Zone

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Major General Philip K. Russell Character Timeline in The Hot Zone