Disease X, a term shrouded in mystery and caution, represents not a specific illness but a placeholder for the unexpected, a potential future pandemic that could surpass known diseases in impact.
Disease X' deaths could dwarf Covid and wipe out millions of victims at any time, medics fear, and although it doesn't yet ...
By Tom Achoki, Lawrence Were, and Ahmed Ogwell NAIROBI/BOSTON/WASHINGTON, DC – On December 12, 2019, a group of patients in ...
Many experts believe it is only a matter of time before “Disease X” arrives, and that it is likely to be 20 times more lethal than Covid-19. “Disease X” refers to a currently unknown infectious but ...
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Mina, MD, PhD, is the Chief Science Officer of eMed. He was previously assistant professor of epidemiology and immunology/infectious diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ...