Patient zero (disambiguation)

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Patient zero, or the index case, is the first documented patient in a disease epidemic within a population.

Patient zero or Patient Zero may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

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 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

Other uses

Gaëtan Dugas (1952–1984), Canadian flight attendant initially labeled "Patient Zero" in the AIDS epidemic
Killing Patient Zero, 2019 Canadian documentary about Gaëtan Dugas who became demonized as "patient zero" for HIV/AIDS

See also

Patient 0 (Enterprise Earth album), an album (and title track) by American deathcore band Enterprise Earth
Zero Patience, a musical about AIDS

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