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. Read 86 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Patient Zero reminds us that millions of people owe their lives to the work of these pioneer epidemiologists. ©2021 Marilee Peters (P)2022 Annick Press. Marilee PetersPatient Zero - Solving the Myster.Patient Zero tracks the gripping tales of eight epidemics and pandemics-how they started, how they spread, and the fight to stop them. : Patient Zero (Revised Edition): Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics (Audible Audio Edition): Marilee Peters, Jo Vannicola. Provided to YouTube by Zebralution GmbHChapter 1 - Patient Zero - Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics 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 often a terrifying gamble. Should we (librarians/readers) put this on the top of our “to read” piles? Yes! This one is fun.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. Where would you shelve it ? Nonfiction 614.49 Who should buy this book? Middle Schools and high schools Sign In or Create Account Help You have items in your cart. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. To whom would you recommend this book? Any student interested in disease, mysteries or “yucky stuff” should like this one. Find Patient Zero by Peters, Marilee at Biblio. Highly readable!Īnything you didn’t like about it? No. Includes index, glossary and many interesting sidebars.
From the plague to ebola and AIDS, this book uses narrative to tell the story of each epidemic, those who suffered (including Patient Zero for each if possible) and the individual who solved the case. What did you like about the book? Fascinating look at epidemiology through the lens of mysteries to be solved. Patient Zero: Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics by Marilee Peters from Annick Press, (978-1554516711), 2014
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