PULSE YOUR HEALTH

    You may have heard of the term "Disease X" in the news or on social media, but what does it actually mean? Is it a new virus that is threatening to cause a global pandemic? Is it a secret weapon of bioterrorism? Is it a hoax or a conspiracy theory? The answer is none of the above. Disease X is not a specific disease, but a placeholder name that was adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2018 to represent a hypothetical, unknown pathogen that could cause a future epidemic. The WHO uses this term to prepare for the possibility of an emerging infectious disease that is not yet known to science, but has the potential to spread across countries and continents, and cause severe illness and death. Why do we need to prepare for Disease X? The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how devastating a new virus can be, especially when it emerges without warning and spreads rapidly among people who have no immunity or effective treatments. The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-1