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Patient Zero (Revised Edition)
Patient Zero (Revised Edition): Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics | Marilee Peters
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Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseasesnow 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 zerothe 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 pandemicshow 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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jessinikkip
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Reading Patient Zero while sitting in the ER waiting room with a friend. Perhaps a little too perfect that I'd just picked up this to read

Texreader Hoping your friend isn‘t patient zero 🙏🏻? Everything ok? 5mo
jessinikkip @Texreader here for an allergic reaction that wouldn't calm down. They're in the back now being seen and I'm just sitting here reading 5mo
Texreader @jessinikkip Oh gosh that‘s so worrying! How nice of you to be with them now! 5mo
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Abe
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Great collection of information on epidemics and there treatments!

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elizabethlk
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I read the original edition several years back and loved how it covered multiple types of disease, epidemic history, and the science and history of epidemiology. The new edition has an added chapter on covid as well as updated information in the other chapters to cover stuff that we've learned and that has happened since the original edition was released. It is really informative and interesting, and more relevant than ever. Recommended!

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elizabethlk
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This was a really interesting intro to a number of epidemics over the past few centuries. Useful for learning about both science and history. Entertaining but also dark. I really enjoyed this one, even if some of the info was a a bit too introductory for an adult (most of it was not to be clear). Recommended for middle grade and up.

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ABookishLife
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Getting over a cold, reading about plagues, eating dinner.