Disease X: WHO raises warning of a possible new global pandemic

World health leaders warn of pandemic 20 times worse than COVID Scientists say a future pandemic could be caused by an unknown pathogen already circulating in animals. Stephanie Whiteside NewsNation

(NewsNation) — At the World Economic Forum, the World Health Organization issued a warning to world leaders, saying the world could face a pandemic 20 times worse than COVID-19 in the future.

Scientists call it Disease X, a term that recognizes the next global pandemic could come as the result of an unknown pathogen rather than the spread of a currently recognized disease.

Scientists with the WHO held a session calling on world leaders to work together to develop strategies to prevent or manage a Disease X pandemic in the future.

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