Includes bibliographical references and index. In her new book, Patient Zero: Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics (Annick), Merilee Peters provides a mesmerizing account of how and exactly where Ebola.
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. 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 pandemicshow they started, how they spread, and the fight to stop them. Patient Zero tracks the gripping tales of eight epidemics and pandemics-how they started, how they spread, and the fight to stop them. 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. 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. 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. Marilee Peters is a former librarian who over the years has written about politics, theater, the environment, parenting, farming, and health, among other topics.
She lives with her family in Vancouver, BC.
"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.
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