'The Hot Zone' Author Answers Pressing Ebola Questions In A Surprising Reddit AMA

Facebook/Richard Preston Richard Preston, author of "The Hot Zone," standing with the skull of a crab-eating monkey, a species infected with Ebola in his book. In light of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Richard Preston, author of nonfiction book "The Hot Zone," conducted a Reddit AMA on Wednesday morning. During it, he mostly addressed questions about the spread and containment of the Ebola virus. The book is widely regarded as terrifying, but while Preston did voice some candid concerns abo...