What is Disease

What is Disease He says that Corona could be the beginning of future epidemics. Such concerns have arisen in the European country Britain. There, preparations are being made to deal with future epidemics. This is called ‘Disease X’. It is being said that the new virus can be as deadly as the Spanish flu that wreaked havoc between 1918 and 1920.

The term Disease X has been given by the World Health Organization. One of the Daily Mail Report According to , the new potential pandemic could cause 20 times more deaths than the Covid virus. Kate Bingham, who has served as chair of the UK’s vaccine taskforce, said in an interview with the Daily Mail that ‘Disease X’ is expected to be more dangerous than Covid-19.

Experts estimate that there is a possibility of up to 5 crore deaths due to Disease X. Kate Bingham stressed on vaccination to fight Disease X. Said that the world will have to prepare for a large-scale vaccination campaign and give the vaccine to people in record time.

He said that scientists have so far identified 25 virus families, which include thousands of viruses. Despite this, millions of viruses are yet to be discovered. They have the potential to cause epidemics. Kate Bingham said that Covid-19 had caused more than 20 million deaths worldwide, yet a large number of people had recovered from the virus.

He said that ‘Disease X’ could be as contagious as Ebola and measles. Such diseases increase rapidly in urban areas because more population lives in less area. The expert says that like Covid, ‘Disease X’ will also increase the financial burden of our governments. Governments will have to keep huge amounts of money ready to deal with the pandemic.