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Patient Zero
Patient zero, or the index case, is the first documented patient in a disease epidemic within a population. Patient zero may also refer to: * Gaëtan Dugas (1952–1984), once considered to be the initial source of AIDS in North America, and the origin of the term "patient zero" * ''Patient Zero'' (audio drama), 2009, based on the television series ''Doctor Who'' * ''Patient Zero'' (film), a 2018 fantasy-horror film * "Patient Zero" (''The Outer Limits''), a 2001 television episode * '' Patient Zero: A Joe Ledger Novel'', 2009, by Jonathan Maberry * "Patient Zero", a 2000 short story by Tananarive Due * ''Patient Zero'', a demoscene production by Farbrausch *''Patient 0'', an album by American deathcore band Enterprise Earth (together with the title track "Patient Zero") * "Patient Zero", a song by Hammerfall from the album '' Infected'' *"Patient Zero", a song by Aimee Mann from the album ''Mental Illness'' *''Patient Zero'', a campaign in the 2016 video game ''Hitman'' See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patient Zero
The index case or patient zero is the first documented patient in a disease epidemic within a population, or the first documented patient included in an epidemiological study. It can also refer to the first case of a condition or syndrome (not necessarily contagious) to be described in the medical literature, whether or not the patient is thought to be the first person affected. An index case can achieve the status of a "classic" case study in the literature, as did Phineas Gage, the first known person to exhibit a definitive personality change as a result of a brain injury. Term The index case may or may not indicate the source of the disease, the possible spread, or which reservoir holds the disease in between outbreaks, but may bring awareness of an emerging outbreak. Earlier cases may or may not be found and are labeled primary or coprimary, secondary, tertiary, etc. The term primary case can only apply to infectious diseases that spread from human to human, and refers to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaëtan Dugas
Gaëtan Dugas (; February 19, 1952 – March 30, 1984) was a Québécois Canadian flight attendant and a relatively early HIV patient who once was widely regarded as "Patient Zero," or the primary case for AIDS in the United States. This claim was later found to be incorrect. In March 1984, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study tracked the sexual liaisons and practices of gay and bisexual men, especially in California and New York. Dugas was code-named "Patient O" (meaning out of state) to indicate his role in a cluster of 40 AIDS cases in the United States. This was misinterpreted as "Patient Zero" and media later extrapolated this information to mean that he was the original carrier of AIDS in the country, although the report itself made no such claim. After a new genetic analysis of stored blood samples, bolstered by some historical detective work, scientists declared that he did not bring HIV to the United States and was not Patient Zero. Dugas worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patient Zero (audio Drama)
''Patient Zero'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Plot Charley becomes ill, which brings the Doctor to the Amethyst Viral Containment Station. There they witness a confrontation between the Daleks and the mysterious Viyrans. Cast * The Doctor – Colin Baker *Charley Pollard – India Fisher * Mila – Jess Robinson *Fratalin – Michael Maloney *Etheron/Daleks – Nicholas Briggs The Three Companions ''The Three Companions'' bonus feature, Part 4. The Brigadier's Story by Marc Platt Continuity *This play follows on immediately from ''The Raincloud Man'' with the Doctor determined to find out who Charley really is. *The Doctor and Charley previously encountered the Daleks in ''Brotherhood of the Daleks''. Charley also met them with the Eighth Doctor in ''The Time of the Daleks'' and ''Terror Firma''. *The Viyrans were last seen in the Fifth Doctor The Fifth Doctor is an incarna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
