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Patient Zero

9 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 1.2K ratings

How 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 MB

Society 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 MB

An 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 MB

In 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 MB

When 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 MB

Lyme 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 MB

A 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 MB

A 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 MB

 A 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 MB

A 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