Disease X Dangerous Than COVID-19, Can Claim 50 Million Lives: Health Expert
1 year, 2 months ago

Disease X Dangerous Than COVID-19, Can Claim 50 Million Lives: Health Expert

News 18  

Scientists across the world fear that in the near future, another potential pandemic will arise, which will be far more deadly than COVID-19. Recently, a health expert from the United Kingdom said that a potential pandemic can be caused by Disease X, a name coined by the World Health Organization. According to health expert, Dame Kate Bingham, who chaired the UK’s vaccine task force in 2020, the pandemic caused by Disease X could claim at least 50 million lives. As reported by the Daily Mail Report, Dame Kate Bingham mentioned that scientists have identified 25 virus families, but that there could be more than a million unidentified variants. Even health expert Dame Kate Bingham mentioned that many dangerous viruses like Smallpox, Measles, Ebola and HIV first originated from animals and later mutated and infected humans.

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Mysterious flu-like illness kills 31 in Congo: Is it 'Disease X'?
2 weeks ago

Mysterious flu-like illness kills 31 in Congo: Is it 'Disease X'?

India Today  

The United Nations has sent a health team to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where over 31 people, mostly children, have died due to a mysterious illness. While the World Health Organisation has referred to it as an "undiagnosed disease", many experts are referring it to as 'Disease X', a hypothetical pathogen that represents the unknown. As per the WHO, …

Disease X: Scientists warn next pandemic could be triggered by virus of ‘deadly infectious illness'
8 months ago

Disease X: Scientists warn next pandemic could be triggered by virus of ‘deadly infectious illness'

Hindustan Times  

Sounding the alarm for a potential future crisis, scientists warn that the next pandemic might be caused by Disease X. An international survey, to be published next weekend, will reveal that 57% of senior disease experts now believe a strain of influenza virus is the most likely cause of the next global outbreak of “deadly infectious illness.” Alappuzha: Ducks being …

Humans give more viruses to animals than they give us, study finds
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Humans give more viruses to animals than they give us, study finds

Hindustan Times  

Some of the deadliest diseases to stalk humankind have come from pathogens that jumped from animals to people. "This really highlights our enormous impact on the environment and the animals around us," said Cedric Tan, a doctoral student in computational biology at the University College London Genetics Institute, lead author of the study published this week in the journal Nature …

Will we be prepared for "Disease X?" Misinformation could leave us vulnerable to a future pandemic
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Will we be prepared for "Disease X?" Misinformation could leave us vulnerable to a future pandemic

Salon  

Pandemics have always been a major part of human history, they still dominate our present to some degree, and it would be prudent to prepare for them in the future to avoid the worst case scenario. “There's always the sense of ‘Is there another virus family out there that could cause a problem?’ They needed a “Disease X,” he said. …

Scientifically Speaking | Countering "Disease X": A plan for the unseen threat
11 months ago

Scientifically Speaking | Countering "Disease X": A plan for the unseen threat

Hindustan Times  

In September 2023, India faced a concerning outbreak of the Nipah virus in Kerala's Kozhikode district. The high mortality rate of Nipah infections, coupled with the lack of effective treatments or vaccines, makes the causative virus worrisome enough to be included in the World Health Organization list of priority pathogens. Last week, world leaders convened at the World Economic Forum …

What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the world?
11 months ago

What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the world?

Al Jazeera  

WHO Director-General Tedros joined world leaders at the Davos summit to discuss strategies for the next potential pandemic. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a panel of health industry leaders discussed the importance of preplanning for the outbreak of a hypothetical “Disease X”. Labelling this potential threat as “Disease X” is meant to prioritise preparations for dealing with …

Disease X: Potential global pandemic 20 times deadlier than COVID
1 year, 2 months ago

Disease X: Potential global pandemic 20 times deadlier than COVID

Op India  

With COVID-19 evolving into a persistent and increasingly known health challenge, global healthcare experts are now preparing for a possible emergence of “Disease X.” They warn that this novel virus could potentially yield an impact that can be twice that of the catastrophic pandemic Spanish Flu of 1918-1920. Today, we could expect a similar death toll from one of the …

What is Disease X and Why Are People Talking About it?
1 year, 2 months ago

What is Disease X and Why Are People Talking About it?

News 18  

As health experts from across the globe caution people about ‘Disease X’, panicky social media users resorted to ‘X’ to put forward their queries. Another person wrote, “What if ‘disease x’ doesn’t exist and all this is hypothetical so that they are prepared if a disease of this magnitude occurs?” Here are a few posts: What is Disease X?It's supposed …

’Disease X’ could be 20 times deadlier than COVID-19, says expert. Top 10 points
1 year, 2 months ago

’Disease X’ could be 20 times deadlier than COVID-19, says expert. Top 10 points

Live Mint  

As COVID-19 transitions into a recurring and more familiar health concern, healthcare professionals in the UK are now gearing up for a potential new pandemic known as "Disease X." After all, even Covid-19 - a milder virus than Disease X - managed to leave us holding a bill for $16 trillion in both lost output and public health expenditure." Nevertheless, …

Disease X vaccine ‘could be ready within 100 days of new threat emerging’
1 year, 3 months ago

Disease X vaccine ‘could be ready within 100 days of new threat emerging’

The Independent  

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‘Disease X’ can cause a more fatal pandemic? What WHO says
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Disease X’ can cause a more fatal pandemic? What WHO says

Live Mint  

The World Health Organisation has chalked out priority disease under their scanner at the present. These include- -Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever -Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus disease -Lassa fever -Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Nipah and henipaviral diseases -Rift Valley fever -Zika -“Disease X”* The presence of this apocalyptic sounding 'Disease X" has caused concern …

WHO, Believes Disease X Could Create A Pandemic Like Situation, All You Need To Know
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO, Believes Disease X Could Create A Pandemic Like Situation, All You Need To Know

News 18  

As the world gradually returns to a sense of normalcy following the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the scientific and public health communities remain steadfast in their preparations for future outbreaks and pandemics. As the global community reflects on the challenges and lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, the pursuit of knowledge and preventive measures against future outbreaks …

WHO ranks world’s worst pathogens at risk of sparking pandemics
2 years, 1 month ago

WHO ranks world’s worst pathogens at risk of sparking pandemics

The Independent  

The World Health Organization said on Monday that it is developing a new priority list of pathogens with the potential to spark global pandemics or outbreaks. “To support this effort the R&D Blueprint will convene 20-25 viral family groups of experts to independently review the science and to shortlist viruses of concern,” the WHO said in a statement. “Targeting priority …

What is ‘Disease X’? Why top experts are warning of another pandemic?
2 years, 5 months ago

What is ‘Disease X’? Why top experts are warning of another pandemic?

Live Mint  

‘Disease X’ is causing much a concern in Britain and accordingly, health experts have urged the government to remain prepared for a new pathogen owing to the fact that the country has seen several infections in the recent past. Medical experts have warned, as reported by The Mirror, “We're living through a new pandemic era, and Disease X’ could be …

What is 'Disease X'? Deadlier Than Covid-19, Ebola and May Become the Next Pandemic
3 years, 11 months ago

What is 'Disease X'? Deadlier Than Covid-19, Ebola and May Become the Next Pandemic

News 18  

Is a pandemic worse than Covid-19 and deadlier than Ebola already here? A new strain of virus called ‘Disease X’ might be on the anvil and experts with knowledge of it claim that it could be a serious epidemic caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease. “And that’s what constitutes a threat for humanity.” ‘Disease X’ is …

Doctor who helped discover Ebola warns of new fatal infection called 'Disease X'
3 years, 11 months ago

Doctor who helped discover Ebola warns of new fatal infection called 'Disease X'

Firstpost  

A doctor who helped discover the Ebola virus disease has warned that many dangerous diseases are on the verge of spreading which could be as transmitted as rapidly as the coronavirus and be as deadly as the Ebola virus. The microbiologist who helped discover the Ebola virus in 1976, says these viruses emerging from the tropical forests of Africa could …

‘Disease X’ Could Be the Next Pandemic, Says Doctor Who Discovered Ebola
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Disease X’ Could Be the Next Pandemic, Says Doctor Who Discovered Ebola

News 18  

Each year, the World Health Organisation updates its list along with guidance from all fields of scientific study of which pathogens pose a threat to the extent of causing the next global pandemic. However, another new strain of virus called ‘Disease X’ might be on the anvil and experts with knowledge of it claim that it could be a serious …

Disease X: The next pandemic? Doctor who discovered Ebola says 'new deadly viruses set to hit mankind'
3 years, 11 months ago

Disease X: The next pandemic? Doctor who discovered Ebola says 'new deadly viruses set to hit mankind'

India TV News  

Disease X: The next pandemic: The year 2021 has undoubtedly pinned hopes to mankind in terms of relief from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, even though the new strain has already set its foot in India and across several nations. A new deadly virus - Disease X, is set to hit mankind, and this has been revealed by the doctor who …

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