Viral (Broché)

Brian Murphy and his family are enjoying a relaxing summer vacation when his wife, Emma, comes down with mild flu-like symptoms. Their leisurely return home to New York City turns into a race to the ER when her condition dramatically deteriorates. At the hospital, she is diagnosed with the rare and highly lethal mosquito-borne viral disease eastern equine encephalitis. Worse still, their young daughter exhibits alarming signs of the same illness.
The harrowing hospital stay turns even more fraught when Brian receives a staggering hospital bill that his insurer refuses to pay out on. Forced to choose between the health of his family and bills he can't afford, and furious at an indifferent healthcare system and the lack of public awareness about a virus that poses a growing threat, Brian vows to seek justice. As he uncovers the dark side of a historically ruthless industry that preys on the sick and defenceless, it becomes clear he must take his revenge against those responsible by whatever means necessary ...