Patient Zero

Synonyms of patient zero

• index case
• primary case
• index patient

Collocations of patient zero

patient zero

Frequency: 80 %

Identifying the patient zero in a disease outbreak is crucial for containment.

patient zero

Frequency: 70 %

The investigation focused on tracing the movements of patient zero.

patient zero

Frequency: 60 %

The spread of the virus was linked back to patient zero in the outbreak.

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Frequency: 50 %

The origins of the disease were traced back to patient zero.

Idiomatic Expressions for patient zero

• Phrase: Track down patient zero
  Meaning: To find and identify the first person who became infected with a disease in order to understand how it spread.
  Usage: Epidemiologists are working hard to track down patient zero in the recent outbreak.