Patient Zero
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsHow are medical mysteries solved? And what happens when questions remain? Patient Zero is an investigation of the spaces where people and pathogens collide. This season, we take a deep dive in to the history – and mystery – of one of the fastest spreading epidemics of our time: Lyme disease. Learn more at www.patientzeropodcast.com. A production of New Hampshire Public Radio.
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Episodes
EP 7: The Reservoir
October 03, 2019 10:00 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MBSociety inadvertently engineers an epidemic. Scientists debate whether or not to engineer a solution. Learn more at patientzeropodcast.com
Ep 6: The Non-A Non-B
September 26, 2019 10:00 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MBAn ambiguous case with no easy answers. Another growing epidemic, and an ethics question that might help explain Lymeworld. To get access to bonus episodes as well as early access to our regular episodes, clickhere.
Bonus – LYMErix
September 19, 2019 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBIn the late 90s you could get vaccinated against Lyme. Now you can't. What gives? To get access to other bonus episodes, as well as early access to our regular episodes, click here.
Ep 5: The Laser
September 12, 2019 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62 MBWhen it feels like doctors have closed the door to establishment medicine, another set of doors open. These doors lead to dubious providers, and untested treatments. To get access to bonus episodes, as well as early access to our regular episodes, click here.
Ep 4: The Bell Curve
September 05, 2019 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBLyme disease has been called the Great Imitator. And the Lyme disease tests have a fraught history. Click hereto donate $20 and get early, ad-free episodes of Patient Zero and bonus content.
Ep 3: The Vector
August 29, 2019 10:00 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBA perfect carrier of disease. A race underneath your skin. The part we know, before we get to the parts we don't. Click hereto donate $20 and get ad-free episodes of Patient Zero a week early and bonus content.
Ep 2: The Cluster
August 22, 2019 10:00 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBA meditation on the pace of science. An investigation in fits and starts. The beginning of a controversy. Click hereto donate $20 and get ad-free episodes of Patient Zero a week early and bonus content.
Ep 1: The Triangle
August 15, 2019 10:00 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBA mysterious illness plagues a Connecticut town. A brief introduction into “Lymeworld”. A lesson on the epidemiological triangle. Click hereto donate $20 and get ad-free episodes of Patient Zero a week early and bonus content.
Introducing Patient Zero
July 18, 2019 18:15 - 3 minutes - 3.07 MBA first look at Patient Zero, a new podcast from New Hampshire Public Radio. Hosted by Taylor Quimby. Theme by Ty Gibbons. First episode drops mid-August. Find more at patientzeropodcast.com