ebola/crapola

[Mark Van Alstine]

In article <c601591-1505951025380001 at 128.206.12.143>,
c601591 at mizzou1.missouri.edu (Don Haut) wrote:

> If you want to be educated about viruses "Fundamental Virology" (Fields,
> Knipe) is a wonderful text and it is written at a level that any
> highschool student could understand.  If you wish to REALLY learn about
> Ebola and the other Filoviruses, you might wish to read "Molecular Biology
> and Evolution of Filoviruses" by Feldman et al (Arch Virol 1993 (Suppl) 7
> pages 80 to 100.  Despite its title, it should also be a good scource for
> any lay person.  

Don,

Thanks for the references. Being a "lay person" I look forward to reading them.

> I dont mind "lay people" lurking or posting in this group.  But I do mind
> people quoting "the Hot Zone" or "The Coming Plague" or "Outbreak" like
> they are real science.  The two books are are pseudo science at best...

Actually I don't believe the "The Hot Zone" or "The Coming Plague" were
marketed  (or generally percieved) as virology texts but as narratives of
events- one specifically about specific Ebola epidemics and the other
about microbial epidemics in general. As such I've found them very
interesting and informative. Especially for a "lay person". To call them
"pseudo science at best," in this light, seems a bit harsh, don't you
think? };->

Mark