What is Disease X?
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Disease X is raising concern as a potential pandemic on the horizon, especially after WHO warned that it could even be deadlier than COVID-19. Although scientists are still studying the unknown pathogen and are yet to identify its nature, the term came into existence way back as a new disease agent. Disease X is a placeholder name for an unknown pathogen so that the world could brace itself with effective vaccinations and treatments.