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patient zero

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ˈpeɪ

pei

tient

ʃənt

shēnt

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zɪə

zie

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rəʊ

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Definition & Meaning of "patient zero"in English

Patient zero

01

the first person known to have a certain disease, often seen as the starting point of an outbreak

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

Compound

Countable

Plural form

patient zeros

Examples

Identifying patient zero is crucial for understanding how an outbreak began.

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