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The first documented case in a disease epidemic within a population or the first case of interest in an epidemiological investigation: the case of patient zero (the index patient).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences
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Broader terms: case
the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: patient
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
cas índex
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic
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Catalan:
pacient zero
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic
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Finnish:
indeksitapaus
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic
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French:
patient zéro
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic
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German:
Indexpatient
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic
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Italian:
caso indice
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic
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Italian:
paziente zero
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic
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Polish:
przypadek wskazujący
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic
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Portuguese:
caso índice
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic
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Portuguese:
paciente zero
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic
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Russian:
нулевой пациент
(nulevoj pacijent)
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic
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Spanish:
caso índice
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic
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Spanish:
paciente cero
— first documented patient in a disease epidemic