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Patient Zero (Revised Edition)

by Marilee Peters

Tracing epidemics through the search for their origins

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Tracing epidemics through the search for their origins

Marilee Peters uses the search for “patient zero” to connect the work of epidemiologists with the histories of eight epidemics and pandemics. The chapters examine how outbreaks began and spread, and the efforts to identify their sources and contain them. Cases named in the book include Spanish influenza, Ebola, and AIDS; this revised edition also adds updated information and a chapter on Covid-19. The subject brings together disease history, the development of epidemiology, and the challenges involved in investigating outbreaks.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in the history of science and disease.
  • Readers curious about epidemiology and how outbreaks are investigated.
  • Those seeking nonfiction accounts of epidemics, including Spanish influenza, Ebola, AIDS, and Covid-19.

Themes

EpidemiologyHistory of epidemics and pandemicsDisease transmissionOutbreak investigation

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Book overview

Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases--now revised to include updated information and a new chapter on Covid-19.

More people have died in disease epidemics than in wars or other disasters, but the process of identifying these diseases and determining how they spread is often a terrifying gamble. Epidemiologists have been ignored, mocked, or silenced all while trying to protect the population and identify "patient zero"--the first person to have contracted the disease, and a key piece in solving the epidemic puzzle.

Patient Zero tracks the gripping tales of eight epidemics and pandemics--how they started, how they spread, and the fight to stop them. This revised edition combines a brand-new design with updated information and features diseases such as Spanish Influenza, Ebola, and AIDS, as well as a new chapter on Covid-19.

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