WHO started using the term “Disease X” in 2018. It last used the term as COVID-19′s original name when the virus began spreading across China.
The pathogen “Disease X” is a new disease agent unknown to medical science that likely does not have any treatments or vaccines.“You cannot prevent an unknown pathogen from evolving into one that could lead to a pandemic,” Dr. Sandra Adams, a biology professor and virologist at Montclair State University, told NJ Advance Media.“You can, however, use what we learned to combat the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic,” she added.
But they have not ruled out other sources, such as laboratory accidents or incidences of bioterrorism.
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