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Packed with one thrilling medical mystery after another, Patient Zero tells the curious story of 21 of the world’s worst diseases—including smallpox, Bubonic plague, polio, AIDS—by combining Patient Zero narratives with historical examinations of missteps, milestones, scientific theories, and more. Discover the tragic story of Zaire schoolteacher Mabalo Lokela, whose relaxing vacation resulted in him becoming Patient Zero of Ebola virus disease. How a rye fungus in 1951 turned a small village in France into a phantasmagoric scene reminiscent of Burning Man. And what the devastating 1918 influenza pandemic has to teach us about Covid-19. (Guess what: There was an anti-mask movement back then, too)
Packed with one thrilling medical mystery after another, Patient Zero tells the curious story of 21 of the world’s worst diseases—including smallpox, Bubonic plague, polio, AIDS—by combining Patient Zero narratives with historical examinations of missteps, milestones, scientific theories, and more. Discover the tragic story of Zaire schoolteacher Mabalo Lokela, whose relaxing vacation resulted in him becoming Patient Zero of Ebola virus disease. How a rye fungus in 1951 turned a small village in France into a phantasmagoric scene reminiscent of Burning Man. And what the devastating 1918 influenza pandemic has to teach us about Covid-19. (Guess what: There was an anti-mask movement back then, too)
This author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: INFECTION
Patient Zero: Ergotism
Zoonoses: Making the Leap
Patient Zero: Ebola
Germ Theory: From Miasma to Microscopes
Patient Zero: Plague
Autopsy: From Humoral Theory to Grave Robbing
Patient Zero: Hep C
Anatomy of an Outbreak
Patient Zero: Covid-19
Quackery Cures
Patient Zero: Yellow Fever
Patient Zero: Mad Cow Disease
Part II: SPREAD
Patient Zero: HIV
Patient Zero: Typhus
Leprosy
Patient Zero: Typhoid Mary
Indigenous Peoples & the Columbian Exchange: The “Exchange” Was Not Equal
Patient Zero: Syphilis
Crypto Outbreak
Patient Zero: Measles
Part 3: CONTAINMENT
Patient Zero: 1918 Influenza
Vaccines: From Variolation to Messenger RNA
Patient Zero: Polio
Cancer-Disease Link
Patient Zero: Cholera
Anthrax & Biological Warfare: The Weaponization of Disease
Patient Zero: Rabies
Tuberculosis
Patient Zero: Last Smallpox case
Medical Advancements
Acknowledgments
Index
Credits
About the Authors
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Genre: | Medizin |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9781523513291 |
| ISBN-10: | 1523513292 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 942838 |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: |
Kang, Lydia
Pedersen, Nate |
| Hersteller: | Workman Publishing Co. Inc |
| Maße: | 221 x 154 x 24 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Lydia Kang (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.11.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,606 kg |
This author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: INFECTION
Patient Zero: Ergotism
Zoonoses: Making the Leap
Patient Zero: Ebola
Germ Theory: From Miasma to Microscopes
Patient Zero: Plague
Autopsy: From Humoral Theory to Grave Robbing
Patient Zero: Hep C
Anatomy of an Outbreak
Patient Zero: Covid-19
Quackery Cures
Patient Zero: Yellow Fever
Patient Zero: Mad Cow Disease
Part II: SPREAD
Patient Zero: HIV
Patient Zero: Typhus
Leprosy
Patient Zero: Typhoid Mary
Indigenous Peoples & the Columbian Exchange: The “Exchange” Was Not Equal
Patient Zero: Syphilis
Crypto Outbreak
Patient Zero: Measles
Part 3: CONTAINMENT
Patient Zero: 1918 Influenza
Vaccines: From Variolation to Messenger RNA
Patient Zero: Polio
Cancer-Disease Link
Patient Zero: Cholera
Anthrax & Biological Warfare: The Weaponization of Disease
Patient Zero: Rabies
Tuberculosis
Patient Zero: Last Smallpox case
Medical Advancements
Acknowledgments
Index
Credits
About the Authors
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Genre: | Medizin |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9781523513291 |
| ISBN-10: | 1523513292 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 942838 |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: |
Kang, Lydia
Pedersen, Nate |
| Hersteller: | Workman Publishing Co. Inc |
| Maße: | 221 x 154 x 24 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Lydia Kang (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.11.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,606 kg |
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