Throughout history, epidemics such as the black death, Spanish flu, HIV/AIDS, SARS and COVID-19 have affected millions of people around the world and shaken societies on a large scale. These epidemics have limited healthcare systems, changed social relations, and had serious impacts on the global economy. In addition, epidemics have revealed important problems in disease control and global cooperation. Recently, after the COVID epidemic, a disease that brought the word epidemic to light again has started to be talked about: disease X.
What is disease X?
With the arrival of winter, epidemic diseases increase gradually. In this context, a disease called disease X has been making a name for itself, especially since the autumn of 2023. So, what is the X virus?
Disease X is a disease mentioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) but not yet defined. WHO uses the name disease X mainly for pathogens with serious infectious disease potential. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, it is not possible to talk about a disease that currently exists as virus X or disease X. Disease X is considered a threat that could cause an epidemic or pandemic if it spreads to multiple countries or continents.
What are the symptoms of disease X?
Disease X is not actually an existing disease. According to the WHO, disease Disease X can be transmitted from animals to humans, from humans to humans, or from the environment to humans. Potential disease X symptoms include:
- Fire
- respiratory tract infection
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Headache
However, since disease X is not currently a clear disease, actual X virus symptoms may vary.
Like COVID, disease X can be fatal, but its severity depends on the type of pathogen and route of transmission. Although virus X has not yet been identified probably It may be a zoonotic virus that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Virus X may also have similar properties to other coronaviruses, such as SARS-CoV-2. Virus X could again pose a serious global health threat, being more contagious or more lethal than SARS-CoV-2. The X virus may cause a global pandemic, but studies on this disease are not finished yet.
