What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the world?
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What is Disease X and
What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the world?
As the winter season brings back a surge in respiratory illness and pandemic-era practices such as mask mandates, global health experts are thinking ahead about how to prepare for the next big outbreak.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a panel of health industry leaders discussed the importance of preplanning for the outbreak of a hypothetical “Disease X”.
In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) added Disease X to a list of pathogens that are a top priority for research, alongside known killers like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Ebola.
Labelling this potential threat as “Disease X” is meant to prioritize preparations for dealing with a disease that does not yet have vaccines or drug treatments, and could give rise to a severe epidemic.
The WHO has warned that Disease X could result in 20 times more fatalities than COVID-19.
The WHO first classified Disease X as a “placeholder” term for a potential deadly virus in 2018.
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