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Patient zero

British pronunciation/pˈeɪʃənt zˈiəɹəʊ/
American pronunciation/pˈeɪʃənt zˈiəɹoʊ/
Patient zero
[NOUN]
1

‌the first individual to be identified as the carrier of an infectious disease in a new outbreak region

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1Who was the patient zero of this story?
2Patient Zero isn’t just a Hollywood creation.
3On March 5th, I was patient zero.
4Was Gitchell patient zero?
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