Disease X, Disease Deadlier than Coronavirus

 

Ebola virus discoverer warns: Disease X, an unknown disease more deadly than the new Coronavirus, may invade humans

As the world is struggling to deal with the epidemic, concerns about unknown diseases (Disease X) are coming from the African continent. According to a report by the HT in January, the doctor who discovered the Ebola virus 40 years ago warned that humans are facing the threat of new viruses from the tropical rain forests of Africa. The number of these viruses is unknown and may be fatal.

 

 Media Report on Disease X Virus

The report quoted CNN as saying that in a remote town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local woman showed symptoms of hemorrhagic fever. However, the woman was tested for several viruses, including Ebola, and the results were all negative. 

According to reports, this has caused concerns from the outside world that the woman’s symptoms may be caused by an unknown disease (Disease X).

 

 

According to the report, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the X in "Disease X" represents an unexpected disease. 

Although these are only hypotheses at present, scientists and public health experts worry that once the disease breaks out, it may cause severe epidemics around the world.

 

Professor Jean-Jacques Muyanbe, who participated in the discovery of the Ebola virus in 1976, said in an interview with CNN: "We (humans) are now in a world where new pathogens will emerge. This is a threat to humans."

 When asked And whether he thinks the future pandemic will be more catastrophic than the new crown, Mu Yanbei replied: "Yes, yes, I think it will be."

 

According to the report, Mu Yanbei also warned that more zoonotic diseases, that is, diseases in which pathogens can spread between animals and humans, are coming.

 

However, Mu Yanbei also added: “If a pathogen emerges from Africa, it will take time to spread to the rest of the world. Therefore, if an institution like ours can detect an unknown virus early, Europe (and the rest of the world) will have the opportunity to develop New strategies to combat these new pathogens."

 

Scientists warn: "Disease X" is common to humans and animals, causing a global pandemic every 5 years

Scientists worry that due to human over-exploitation of the natural environment, a certain zoonotic virus may cause "Disease X" (Disease X) every 5 years in the future, setting off a global pandemic, and the situation may be worse than that of the new crown pneumonia (new coronary pneumonia). Viral disease, COVID-19) The epidemic situation is still bad.

 

According to the British "Guardian" report, since 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO, hereinafter referred to as the World Health Organization) has published a list every year, listing diseases that may hit the world in the future. 

Three years ago, the WHO coined the term "Disease X", which refers to a disease caused by an unknown pathogen. Scientists know nothing about it, but will inevitably attack the world. 

The WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove asserted in June last year: "The question is not whether we will have an unknown pathogen in the future, but when it will appear."

 

Ebola, Zika, and new coronavirus pneumonia were all "Disease X" at a certain point in time.

The World Economic Forum held in December last year emphasized that the new crown pneumonia is not the last health crisis faced by mankind. On the contrary, mankind may experience a major plague or health crisis every five years in the future. Humans may not be exempt from this risk, but they can manage to reduce it.

 

The new crown pneumonia virus is believed to be transmitted to humans by bats or other animals, and some people believe that the next "Disease X" will also be some kind of zoonotic disease. The Guardian pointed out that the nightmare of mankind in the future will be Faced with a pandemic that can be compared with the Black Death in the Middle Ages, which caused 75 million deaths, a high-infectious and fatal zoonotic disease detonated.

 

The EcoHealth Alliance, an international environmental initiative, predicts that of the 1.67 million unknown diseases that currently exist in the world, 827,000 have the potential to infect humans. A recent research report published in the journal Nature Communications pointed out that Southeast Asia, Central Africa, South Africa, Central America, areas around the Amazon rainforest, etc., are most likely to have a pandemic, and people continue to advance. Living in animal habitats will increase this risk.

 

Dr. Josef Settele of the Helmholtz Centre in Germany revealed to the British "Sun" that a large number of forests have been deforested and uncontrolled expansion of agriculture, animal husbandry, mining, infrastructure construction, Overcatch of wild animals, etc., will brew a crisis of wild animals spreading viruses to humans in large numbers.

 

A specific example is that Indian farmers enter the forest to cultivate and come into contact with fleas and animals that carry pathogens, and they are infected with the "Kyasanur" forest disease virus also known as "Monkey Fever", which has a 10% fatality rate. Another example is the "Lujo Fever" that appeared in South Africa in 2008. Although there are only 5 confirmed cases of the disease, the fatality rate is 80%.

 

 

Disease X! The WHO warned that a more terrifying pandemic is behind, and the new crown will never be eliminated! BC Christmas

 

The first report of the BC epidemic after Christmas: 74 people died in the past 5 days, 2206 people were newly diagnosed, and the total number of confirmed diagnoses exceeded 50,000.

That’s it. The power of Christmas crazy party, boxing day queuing, and squeezing the ski resort hasn’t been revealed yet. 

 

Although the new crown virus epidemic has caused nearly 82 million diagnoses and 1.79 million deaths worldwide, destroyed the economy and put hospitals on the brink of collapse, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that it is not at a bad time. We must do Be prepared for a future pandemic.

 

Dr. Mike Ryan on the new Deadly Disease X

According to reports from "Global News" and CTV, the head of WHO's emergency planning, Dr. Mike Ryan, said at a media conference on Monday that if we are to get rid of the current pandemic, we have one more important thing to do. That is, "We need to prepare for more serious things that may happen in the world in the future.

 

Ryan said: The epidemic of the new crown virus is very serious. It has spread rapidly around the world and has affected every corner of the earth. This virus spreads easily and kills people. 

However, this is not necessarily the biggest problem. The current pandemic is a "wake-up call" for human emergency preparedness. 

Ryan pointed out that although SARS-CoV-2 "is very easy to spread" and kills many people, its death rate is "much lower compared to other emerging diseases."

 

He said that the threat will continue to exist, and because our planet is so "fragile", we must learn from the coronavirus pandemic and "act together." Although a new coronavirus vaccine has recently been introduced, it is still possible that humans will never eliminate the new coronavirus.

 

It is very likely that the virus will become another endemic virus and will still pose a threat to some extent, but in the context of an effective global vaccination plan, it is a very low-level threat.

But even with highly efficient vaccines, there is no guarantee that this infectious disease will be eliminated.

 

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also expressed a similar view on Sunday: “As we strive to control the epidemic and recover from the current pandemic, we must consider the next pandemic.” 

“Unfortunately, it’s easy to imagine another one in the future. The virus is also contagious, but more lethal."

 

The WHO has a list of pathogens that are focused on, which pose a risk to the public due to their potential epidemics or lack of countermeasures.

 

The current list includes COVID-19, SARS, Ebola, Zika and "Disease X"-this is a name used for unknown pathogens that can cause serious epidemics.

 

During the Christmas and New Year holidays, a new strain with over 70% transmission power was discovered in the UK.

In just one week, the UK’s daily record has soared from 35,000 before Christmas to 53,000 now. This shows that this variant is very contagious.

 

The new virus is now available in Ontario, BC, Alberta, and Quebec.

In the past two days, Ontario has added 4492 cases, of which 2553 cases were added today, exceeding 2500 cases for the first time, and 895 cases in Toronto also broke the most single-day record.

 

The situation is getting more and more precarious, but a large number of Canadians still go their own way, ignoring dissuasion, and travel abroad on holiday. On the 26th, Ontario was blocked, but the Toronto airport was crowded with large numbers of tourists and foreign returnees.

Among them, Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance of Ontario, took the lead in traveling abroad.

 

Phillips said he went to a place outside of Canada in early December for personal reasons, and this was before the announcement of a lockdown across the province. 

He said in a statement to the media Newstalk1010: "After the Ontario Legislative Assembly ended on December 8, my wife and I left Canada for a previously planned trip abroad."

"If I knew at the time that the whole province would be blocked on December 26, we would cancel this trip."

 

According to CBC reports, on December 15, he posted a tweet on Twitter, which seemed to imply that he was in Toronto that day.

In addition to the Treasurer, Randy Hillier, an Ontario legislator, is also in big trouble, but people don't seem to care too much.

 

Hillier posted a photo on his personal Twitter on December 27. The photo showed that more than a dozen people were partying and did not maintain social distancing or wear a mask.

During Ontario’s closure, there were up to five people in indoor gatherings, which was a stark provocation against the regulations. In this regard, Hillier is also arrogant.

 

He wrote: "The lies and scams about the new crown are over. How and why so many people allow themselves to be deceived will take many years to be revealed, but I and many other Canadians will no longer allow this deception. Let's continue."

 

Regarding the huge fines and imprisonment he might face, Hillier responded on Twitter: "Punish you if you like."

 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hillier has been unabashedly opposed to the lockdown and the use of masks.

 

He also said before that he does not believe that a state of emergency can ensure the control of the epidemic.

 

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Name: Gwynneth May

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