WHO on Disease X Pandemic

 

What is the epidemic of disease X as WHO warns?

Global health experts have issued a warning, suggesting that COVID-19 may just be a sign of a more serious pandemic X to come, according to the Daily Mail. The head of the UK Vaccination Service, Dame Kate Bingham, has expressed gratitude that COVID-19 is not fatal and issued a stark warning that the next pandemic could kill at least 50 million people. The WHO has issued clear warnings regarding disease X.

 

Disease X

As COVID-19 becomes a common health problem and returns, UK health experts are now preparing for a new disease that could be called 'Disease X'. They warn that the devastating Spanish flu of 1918-1920 could be compared to the effects of this new virus. The World Health Organization has called the disease "epidemic X" and combating it will require the development of a new vaccine. However, there is currently no guarantee that this will happen. Health experts are concerned about "disease X," a term coined by the World Health Organization. They let us know that the next pandemic could kill 20 times more than the coronavirus. 

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, more than 2.5 million people have tragically died around the world. Here are the 10 best things to know about Disease X.

 How can we stop the next epidemic before it starts?

To prevent the next disease from occurring, we must:

• Invest in surveillance: Develop a global surveillance system to quickly identify emerging threats.

• Promoting a healthy community. Recognizing the links between human, animal and environmental health to identify and reduce risks.

• Effective use of antibiotics: Practice antimicrobial stewardship to combat drug-resistant bacteria.

• Strengthen health systems: Strengthen the ability of health systems to respond to evolving health needs at all times.

• Global cooperation: promote international cooperation in information sharing, resource allocation and research efforts.

• Prepared plans: Develop a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan, including stocking essential supplies and establishing a rapid response team.

 

What are the possible causes of the next X syndrome? We are not sure. However, six families of viruses, Adenoviridae, Coronaviridae, Orthomyxoviridae, Paramyxoviridae, Picornaviridae and Poxviridae, among the twenty families that can infect humans, have these characteristics and therefore can be the cause of disease next.

• No restrictions - No restrictions from the global population.

• Airborne – Spread by breathing

• Silent - transmitted by patients without symptoms

• Harmful - There is no current, effective drug or vaccine.

 

How can we do health prevention without knowing what disease ("DISEASE X") will appear next?

• Focusing efforts on developing therapies against families of viruses that may cause epidemics rather than against single viruses that may or may not pose a future threat.

• The United States should fund targeted disease prevention programs.

• When the next person in the family starts, the treatment against one person can be changed to another person.

• Public partnerships can develop vaccines, antivirals, and diagnostics for a variety of unknown infectious diseases in months rather than years using this revolutionary strategy.

 

Need for pandemic preparedness

Covid-19, which has killed 20 million people worldwide, is not the worst case scenario, according to the authors. They said this virus has killed fewer people than Ebola, bird flu and MERS. They argue that chance cannot prevent the next disease, which can be deadly and more contagious. “Many infected people have recovered. However, 67% of Ebola patients die. By 60%, bird flu follows closely. Even MERS reached 34%.

The next disease cannot be controlled, said the author. They recommend investing in vaccine research and development, strengthening health systems and surveillance, and improving global coordination and coordination to prepare for pandemics. They say that the disease keeps coming and the world must be prepared.

 

What is the risk of disease X?

The scientists' warning confirmed the WHO's prediction of an inevitable "disease X". WHO created this name in 2018, before the outbreak of COVID-19. On the WHO's "priority list" for the next pandemic are Ebola, SARS and Zika. 

The WHO declared “Disease X represents the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease.” The Blueprint list includes infectious disorders without medicinal treatments. Some public health professionals fear the next Disease X will be zoonotic, like Ebola, HIV/AIDS, and Covid-19. 

The author says that next disease outbreak cannot be controlled. They suggest investing in vaccine research and development, strengthening health systems and surveillance, and improving global collaboration and coordination to prepare for pandemics. They claim the next epidemic is coming and the world must be prepared for it.