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THE WHO RESEARCH TEAM IS STILL NOT SURE WHAT CAN CAUSE THIS NEW FRIGHTENING
PANDEMIC.

iStockScientists from WHO have cautioned the world not to rest easy, as a
deadlier pandemic may take the unawares in future!
The world is barely recovering from the onslaught of the Covid 19 pandemic when
health experts dropped a new bomb.

Think Covid 19 was the worst health scare humanity had seen? Think again.



According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, a new, more insidious,
and far more deadly disease may turn the world upside down. The scientists at
UN’s health agency have termed it as ‘Disease X’.


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What Is Disease X?
Aside from the fact that it will wreak havoc on humanity, the research team has
no idea about the nature of the pathogen. In an interview with The Telegraph,
the team told that they have no idea if it would be a virus, a bacterium, a
fungus or something else altogether. Since the medical researchers are in the
dark as to what the new health menace will be like, there may be a lack of any
treatments or vaccines. “This isn’t the stuff of science fiction,” Dr. Richard
Hatchett, of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, told the
Telegraph. “This is a scenario we have to prepare for. This is Disease X.”

The term ‘Disease X’ was coined by WHO in 2018, to denote any little know
disease. This was a year before the Covid-19 pandemic spread from China.



Some public health experts have speculated that Disease X might be zoonotic -
meaning it will spread from wild animals to humans. Ebola, Covid-19 were all
zoonotic diseases. However, some researchers are not discounting the possibility
of it being a human made virus - aka a tool of bioterrorism. ““The release of
such pathogens, either through laboratory accidents or as an act of
bioterrorism, might lead to a disastrous Disease X as well and has been remarked
as a global catastrophic risk,” warned a 2021 study which was published in the
journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.



As we cannot discount the possibility of another major global pandemic, here’s
how you can keep yourself safe:



Don’t step outside without a mask.
Ensure you keep your hands clean. Carry an alcohol based hand-sanitiser.
Maintain social distancing with anyone who seems infected or with a viral fever.
Ensure your utensils are squeaky clean.






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