The likelihood of a global pandemic of a new, unknown “Disease X” is increasing due to a number of factors, but it is preventable. This was stated by Wang Hesheng, head of the State Administration of Disease Control and Prevention of the People’s Republic of China. TASS.
According to Haeschen, the potential risks of a Disease X epidemic continue to increase due to accelerating global climate change, expanding human activities, and possible interspecies transmission of pathogens.
The epidemiologist noted that “Disease X” is not the name of a specific virus, but a hypothetical infectious disease caused by an unknown pathogen that could spread widely and cause a global pandemic.
12 February at WHO I suspected humanity’s preparation for a new epidemic.
January 30, virologist Volchkov explainedThat “disease X” will be caused by a virus, not bacteria and fungi.
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