Science For Everyone: Disease X Will Be ‘Highly Lethal’, Like ‘Ebola Transmitted With The Efficiency Of SARS-CoV-2’, Says Expert

Disease X is a term used by the WHO to indicate the disease that will be responsible for the next serious international epidemic. In other words, it is the next unknown disease of epidemic potential.

Disease X: A pathogen called "pathogen X" will cause Disease X. The disease is expected to be a zoonosis. The pathogen is likely to be an RNA virus. The pathogen which will be responsible for the next serious international epidemic is currently unknown to cause human disease.

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Disease X: Welcome back to "Science For Everyone", ABP Live's weekly science column. Last week, we explained the similarities and differences between clean, green, and renewable energies. This week, we discuss in detail what Disease X is, what kind of pathogen is likely to cause it, how deadly the disease will be, how the world can prepare itself against the disease, whether it will be deadlier than Covid-19, and whether it can be as lethal as Ebola. Disease X may claim over 50 million lives,