Explained: What Is Disease X? Could Cause A Deadlier pandemic?

26-May-2023

World health Organisation (WHO) chief's recently said that the world must get ready for the next pandemic, which might be "even deadlier" than Covid-19. This remark come at a time, when the world has finally reached normalcy after the deadly Covid-19 virus that killed several thousand people  

Now after this statement by the WHO Chief , there is a renewed interest in the list of 'priority disease' on WHO'S website.

World Health Organization (WHO) maintains a list of "priority diseases" that pose a risk of causing the next deadly pandemic. 

Like COVID-19 Earlier

 While most of the diseases are known to us - Ebola, SARS and Zika - the final entry named 'Disease X' has caused concern.

Now, you might just wonder as to what is disease X? 

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