Researchers at the World Health Organization say that 'Disease X' — a placeholder for an unknown pathogen that causes human infections — might cause the next pandemic
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.started using the term “Disease X” in 2018. It last used the term as COVID-19′s original name when the virus first began spreading across China.. “Thus, we need to prepare for the next outbreak as soon as possible.”“Hopefully, we will take the knowledge gained from battling SARS-CoV-2 to prevent ‘Disease X pathogen’ from becoming the next pandemic,” Adams said.
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