Mystery 'disease X' warnings from WHO
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MDMarch 12, 2018
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about a mysterious disease X that is caused by a virus and can cause a worldwide pandemic in the near future. WHO has come up with a list of diseases that can cause an outbreak or epidemic among the general population, mainly because of the lack of resources for fighting them.
The report comes after the committee convened in Geneva at the WHO headquarters 6th and 7th of February. They wanted to list out the pathogens that are likely to affect and kill a large population globally in the near future. The committee consisted of leaders in virology, bacteriology and infectious diseases. The first list of these priority illnesses was released in December 2015.
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