Lazer ( yellow fever), George Soper (Typhoid), Dr. ) who tried a new approach ( water supplies ( John Snow, not from Game of Thrones, but the Father of Epiemiology.) Dr. Then the common medical practices of the day ( blood letting to restore the Humours, etc) followed by a doctor or individual ( John Gaunt a shop keeper during The Plague who kept records on who died and changed medical history. Each chapter has a real life tale of a person ( patient zero) who was at the epicenter when it all started. It is chronological, so it goes from The Plague to AIDS. If you are interested in germs and epidemics, and who isn't, but you try to remain scholarly instead of OMGWE'REGONNADIE!, and reading medical - speak is daunting, This book may be just the ticket.Įach epidemic receives it own chapter. Patient Zero reminds us that millions of people owe their lives to the work of these pioneer epidemiologists, work that continues to this day. The result is spine-chilling as Peters follows the scientists who solved the intricate mystery of the killer epidemics. Patient Zero brilliantly brings to life the main characters and events to tell the gripping tale of how each of seven diseases spread. As they looked for clues to the origin of a disease, scientists searched for the unknown patient zero”the first person to have contracted it. But they kept hunting for answers, putting the pieces of the epidemic puzzle together. Often they were ignored, laughed at, or even fired from their jobs. The courageous, trail-blazing defenders against these diseases faced a terrifying personal gamble.
Throughout history, more people have died in disease epidemics than in wars or other disasters.
Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases.
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