On December 9, 1979, smallpox, the most deadly human virus, ceased to exist in nature. After
eradication, it was confined to freezers located in just two places on earth: the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta and the Maximum Containment Laboratory in Siberia. But these final samples were not destroyed at that time, and now secret stockpiles of smallpox surely exist. For example, since the fall of the
Soviet Union in 1991, and the subsequent end of its
biological weapons program, a sizeable amount of the former Soviet Union's smallpox stockpile remains unaccounted for, leading to fears that the virus has fallen into the hands of nations or terrorist groups willing to use it as a weapon.
What happens when the world is eradicated of a hugely destructive disease and scientists decided to keep some vials of it stored for research purposes? What happens when some of those scientists… In the amazing wake of "The Hot Zone" comes "The Demon in the Freezer."Astounding, Shocking, Horrifying; but also the work of a true wordsmith. The highest praise I can heap on this book is that I…
