A plane carrying a Russian biochemist crashes in the Alaskan wilderness with no survivors. A code-red alert on a buried CIA file raises whispers of a now-defunct military bioweapon: Project Snowcap. A dying billionaire is willing to cross any ethical line to find a cure. The world’s leading CRISPR virologist, Doctor Elijah Vance, hovers on the edge of a breakthrough that will alter humanity at … that will alter humanity at its most fundamental level.
And in a remote village in Mexico, an unknown disease is spreading.
Following the death of his missionary parents to an Ebola outbreak when he was a young child, Eli has dedicated his life to finding a cure for all viruses. Drafted onto the WHO rapid response team sent to lock down a possible outbreak in Mexico, he realizes that this is the big one they’ve been waiting for. Disease X: the unknown pathogen with the potential to destroy mankind.
It’s a battle of man against virus. And we’re losing. As the deaths mount and civilization breaks down, the team must race against the clock to connect the clues and uncover patient zero. But Eli is unprepared for the shocking secrets he exposes when the truth is finally revealed.
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Pretty scary in this time of COVID-19
I’ve always enjoyed post-apocalyptic books including books about pandemics. This book hit close to home, though, during this tense time since the COVID-19 virus has hit worldwide.
In the story, a Rapid Response Team is sent by the World Health Organization to a small village on the Yucatan peninsula off Mexico. There they find a new virus that is their worst nightmare – 100% infection rate and 100% mortality rate.
Virologist Dr. Eli Vance is there with the team, and even though he’s worked his entire career towards curing viruses like this one, he thinks this might be the Big One – Disease X, which might mean the extinction of the human race.
This was a too believable scary story. There were a lot of “what ifs.”
Eli Vance was the protagonist of the story, working closely with Army Captain Riley Hawkins, the military lead overseeing the Rapid Response Team. I enjoyed these two characters especially Eli’s backstory.
I highly recommend this medical disaster thriller.
4.5 stars– DISEASE X by NJ. (Nina) Croft is a contemporary, adult, sci-fi, medical thriller focusing on an unknown virus that wipes out most of the world’s population.
Told from third person perspective DISEASE X follows virologist Dr. Elijah Vance as he is sent to Mexico, by the WHO (World Health Organization), as part of a rapid response team to stem the outbreak of a virus that has been red-flagged by the US government. As the deaths mount, with no cure or vaccine in sight, Eli finds himself on the periphery of a global disaster that is about to wipe out ninety-nine percent of the world’s population. Believing Mexico is ground zero, Eli and his team, including Captain Riley Hawkins, the woman with whom Eli will fall in love, risk their own lives and safety to uncover the truth-no matter where it leads.
The timing of the release of DISEASE X coincides with the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. Be it a natural disaster; a man made biological weapon; or a combination of both DISEASE X, a name given to an undiscovered disease with the potential to destroy Earth’s population, becomes a rapidly, transmitted virus with no known origin or cure. Following the path of infection and contamination, Eli and his team, must push beyond their capabilities in an effort to stop a disease with the potential for a one-hundred percent fatality rate. From conspiracy theories and native legends, to Russian interference, DISEASE X can be traced back thousands of years, but add global flight and mass transportation, the spread of DISEASE X cannot be contained.
DISEASE X is a story of sci-fi but a story of what ifs? What if a virus of unknown origins wipes out most of the world’s population? How do you survive, and if you survive, how will you keep on living? Nina Croft pulls the readers into a strong , astonishing, complex and intriguing story of death and survival.
The characters brought this book to life. So realistic it was scary. Excellent writing.