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pa·tien·t ze·ro
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patient zeronoun
The initial patient in the population of an epidemiological investigation.
Etymology: Originally patient O (standing for out of California), referring to, a superspreader of AIDS. The letter O was later misinterpreted as a zero.
Wikipedia
patient zero
Patient zero, or the index case, is the first documented patient in a disease epidemic within a population.
Wikidata
Patient Zero
"Patient Zero" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 23 March 2001, during the seventh season.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of patient zero in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of patient zero in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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We need to know what happened here. Chinese Communist Party knows what happened here. They know who patient zero was. They know precisely where this began.
If we cannot find 'patient zero' then it means the virus is even more ubiquitous than we thought.
Good evening, I'm Kate McKinnon, and I missed book club for this, tonight you'll notice that between the candidates we've installed buffet style sneeze guards on account that one of you works for patient zero.
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