patient zero

ˈpeɪʃənt ˈzɪroʊ
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Translation of patient zero from English into German

Noun

1.

outbreak tracking

TECH.
first case of a disease in a population
TECH.
Indexpatient mPatient null
  • Patient zero was identified as the source of the outbreak.Der Indexpatient wurde als Quelle des Ausbruchs identifiziert.
2.

figurative talk

initial source or origin of a phenomenon
  • He was the patient zero of the new trend.Er war der Patient Null des neuen Trends.
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Synonyms and analogies of patient zero in English

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Examples of patient zero in a sentence

  • The researchers focused on identifying patient zero.
  • Scientists identified the patient zero of the outbreak.
  • Finding patient zero was crucial to controlling the disease.

Translations of "patient zero" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
Patient Nulln.

A man he believed was patient zero.

Ein Mann, von dem er glaubte, er sei Patient Null.

I suppose you might call him "patient zero".

Ich schätze, man könnte ihn "Patient Null" nennen.

derIndexpatientnm.

Daddy, what's a patient zero?

Daddy, was ist ein Indexpatient?

CNN has just received word that the government has learned the identity of patient zero.

CNN hat erfahren, dass die Regierung weiß, wer der Indexpatient ist.

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  • Patienten Null

patient zero: Examples and translations in context

I suppose you might call him "patient zero".

Ich vermute, Sie könnten Ihn "Patient Null" nennen.

Is this patient zero in some sort of horrifying new disease?

Ist dies Patient Null bei einer Art schrecklicher neuer Krankheit?

Are you saying that patient zero is inside the house?

Sagst du etwa, dass "Patient Null" im Haus ist?

The government is looking for a patient zero, going only off of this sketch found in a notebook at the airport.

Die Regierung sucht den Indexpatienten anhand dieser Skizze, die in einer Kladde am Flughafen gefunden wurde.

You are patient zero, the only one to resist the HSX.

Du bist der Patient Null, der einzige, der HSX verträgt.

She's patient zero for spreading HPV.

Sie ist der Indexpatient für den sich ausbreitenden HPV.

This confirms our assessment that Sayid is indeed patient zero.

Das bestätigt unsere Einschätzung, dass Sayid in der Tat Patient Null ist.

Two months since patient zero took a bite of a contaminated burger... at a Gas N' Gulp.

Vor zwei Monaten hat Patient Null in einen kontaminierten Bürger gebissen.

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