Opinion: Patient zero: why it's such a toxic term
01 April 2020Dr Richard McKay traces the history of the 'patient zero' idea through epidemics such as HIV and typhoid, and the return of this trope with COVID-19.
Research reveals accidental making of ‘Patient Zero’ myth during 1980s AIDS crisis
26 October 2016A combination of historical and genetic research reveals the error and hype that led to the coining of the term ‘Patient Zero’ and the blaming of one man for the spread of HIV across North America.
