Patient Zero

More people have died in disease epidemics than in wars or other disasters, but the process of identifying these diseases and determining how they spread is often a terrifying gamble. Epidemiologists have been ignored, mocked, or silenced all while trying to protect the population and identify 'patient zero' - the first person to have contracted the disease, and a key piece in solving the epidemic puzzle. 'Patient Zero' tracks the gripping tales of eight epidemics and pandemics - how they started, how they spread, and the fight to stop them.