What is Gene Johnson’s experience with accidental punctures and how do these experiences affect how he feels about the monkey house in Reston?

Gene Johnson is a virus hunter working for the Army. He is known for hunting Ebola. Once he accidentally punctured himself with a bloody needle while taking blood from a mouse. He had to go to the "slammer" for 30 days. This is on his mind as he encounters a much more deadly monkey house in Reston.