Includes bibliographical references and index. 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.'. Patient Zero tracks the gripping tales of eight epidemics and pandemics-how they started, how they spread, and the fight to stop them. This book is particularly timely given the recent. Focusing on the courageous pioneers of epidemiology, each case follows the quest of a scientist to identify patient zero, the first person to contract and spread the disease. 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. Marilee Peters is a former librarian who over the years has written about politics, theater, the environment, parenting, farming, and health, among other topics. PATIENT ZERO by Marilee Peters tells a series of engaging true stories of the world’s scariest epidemics. 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. She lives with her family in Vancouver, BC. She is the author of Patient Zero, 10 Rivers that Shaped the World, and Making It Right. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Patient Zero: Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Marilee Peters is a former librarian who over the years has written about politics, theater, the environment, parenting, farming, and health, among other topics. '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. Marilee Peters is a former librarian who over the years has written about politics, theater, the environment, parenting, farming, and health, among other topics. Patient Zero: Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics - Kindle edition by Peters, Marilee.

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