| Edition |
Updated edition. |
| Description |
196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A note on the second edition -- Introduction: Disease detectives on the case -- A deadly year: the Great Plague of London, 1665 -- Plotting a mystery: the Soho cholera outbreak, 1854 -- Did the mosquito do it? Yellow fever in Cuba, 1900 -- Cooking up trouble: typhoid in New York, 1906 -- World vs. virus: Spanish influenza pandemic, 1918-19 -- Mystery in the jungle: Ebola in Zaire, 1976 -- The new plague: AIDS pandemic, 1980 -- A wake-up call to the world: COVID-19 pandemic, 2000-21 -- Conclusion: Pandemics and the future of disease detection. |
| Summary |
"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. 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 zero"--the 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 pandemics--how 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."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Form |
Issued also in electronic formats. |
| Subject |
Epidemics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Communicable diseases -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Epidemics -- History.
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Communicable diseases -- History.
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Communicable diseases (OCoLC)fst00869883
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Epidemics (OCoLC)fst00914079
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| Genre/Form |
History (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Peters, Marilee, 1968- Patient zero. Updated edition. Toronto ; Berkeley : Annick Press, 2021 1773215124 9781773215129 (OCoLC)1192561381 |
| ISBN |
9781773215167 (hardcover) |
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1773215167 (hardcover) |
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9781773215150 (softcover) |
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1773215159 (softcover) |
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