Captivating true stories of pioneering epidemiologists who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases—now revised to include updated information and a new chapter on COVID-19.
Epidemics have outnumbered those of wars or other disasters, but identifying these diseases and how they spread is often a risky gamble. Epidemiologists have been ignored, ridiculed or silenced, all in the name of protecting the population and identifying “patient zero” – the first person to contract the disease, a key piece in solving the mystery.The epidemic.
Patient Zero traces the dramatic stories of eight epidemics and pandemics: how they started, how they spread, and the efforts to stop them. Combining an all-new design with updated information, this revised edition addresses diseases such as Spanish flu, Ebola, and AIDS, as well as a new chapter on COVID-19.
