Patient zero : solving the mysteries of deadly epidemics
Title:
Patient zero : solving the mysteries of deadly epidemics
Author:
Peters, Marilee, 1968- author.
ISBN:
9781773215167
Personal Author:
Edition:
Updated edition.
Physical Description:
196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
Abstract:
"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.
