According to the findings of a few scientists, there is a greater than one in four possibility that another lethal virus may become a worldwide pandemic over the next ten years. The unidentified virus that has the ability to do major damage on a worldwide scale has been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “Disease X,” and the danger posed by this virus is becoming more and more severe. Protections against it are now being developed by specialists all over the world, and the government of the United Kingdom has just put £65 million into a vaccine factory that might combat it.
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What exactly is this Disease X?
According to the WHO, it is highly likely to be zoonotic, which means that it is anticipated that it will be transmitted through animals, and the pool from which it may have originated is described as being “large but limited.” It is probably going to originate in a tropical nation with a low or moderate income that possesses a rich biodiversity and is undergoing changes in land use as a result of human activity. The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that there are between 631,000 and 827,000 undiscovered viruses that are capable of infecting humans.
The health effects of climate change are already being felt, and we already see a change in the distribution, for example, vector-borne viruses, those viruses which are carried by mosquitos and by ticks, stated UK Chief Scientific Officer Dr Isabel Oliver.
What countermeasures are now being taken against Disease X?
A brand new Vaccine Development and Evaluation Center (VDEC) has been established at the Porton Down site in the United Kingdom thanks to an investment of £65 million made by the government. A group of three hundred scientists has been assembled by the WHO to work on developing a defense against Disease X, which is being worked on by countries all around the world. More details should be soon available as the work progresses.
