Summary of Richard Preston's Crisis in the Red Zone

Download or read book Summary of Richard Preston's Crisis in the Red Zone written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-06-13T22:59:00Z with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The hospital at the Yambuku Catholic Mission in Zaire, Africa, was filled with African oil palms and tropical vegetation. The buildings were made of brown bricks, and had open porticoes running along their sides. The maternity ward was a modest pavilion with a room that contained nineteen beds. #2 The experience of Sister Beata, a nurse at the Yambuku hospital, demonstrates the severity of the malaria outbreak in the Congo Basin. She began to feel sick after delivering a stillborn baby five days ago. She quickly became extremely weak, and her headache and fever were caused by malaria. #3 Sister Beata’s condition continued to deteriorate, and she began projectile vomiting. Her rocketing stopped when her stomach was completely empty, but her vomiting continued. She started bringing up masses of a black, wet, curdlike material. #4 Father Germain, the curate of the Yambuku Catholic Mission, was sent to care for Sister Beata. She had a Fever, and her skin felt only warm to the touch. Her nosebleed had stopped, and she was conscious. However, she was crying and blood came from her eyes and ran down her cheeks.