单词	index case
释义	index case noun plural index cases 1 : the first documented case of an infectious disease or genetically transmitted condition or mutation in a population, region, or family There were 54 cases of meningococcal disease in the 22 cluster schools, 30 of which occurred 1 or more days after the index case … K. M. Zangwill et al. 2 : an individual whose infectious disease or genetically transmitted condition or mutation is the first identified in a population, region, or family : index patient The index case was identified as a 20-year-old female student who had spent the winter break in a California county where there was a widespread community outbreak of measles. She returned to campus and became ill four weeks before the first case was reported. William A. Christmas et al. A test of this model would require a more extensive family study, one that included the investigation of parents and other relatives, in addition to siblings, of the autistic index cases. Susan E. Folstein compare patient zero Word History First Known Use 1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition index case noun 1 : the first documented case of an infectious disease or a genetically transmitted condition or mutation in a population, region, or family 2 : an individual whose infectious disease or genetically transmitted condition or mutation is the first identified in a population, region, or family : index patient We first examined the index case when he was aged 59 years … Stephanie B. Matthews and Anthony Campbell
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