patient zero

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The initial patient in the population of an epidemiological investigation
patient zero

    Расстановка переносов

    pa·tient ze·ro

    Турецкое произношение

    peyşınt zirō

    Произношение

    /ˈpāsʜənt ˈzērō/ /ˈpeɪʃənt ˈziːroʊ/

    Этимология

    () Originally patient O (standing for out of California), referring to Gaëtan Dugas|Gaëtan Dugas]], a superspreader of AIDS. The letter O was later misinterpreted as a zero.
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