Disease X: a placeholder name adopted by the World Health Organization for any new unknown pathogen that may cause disease and potentially an epidemic in the future. It was added to the list of Blueprint priority diseases as a knowable unknown by the WHO on 7 February 2018.
We have this from Bloomberg:
Coronavirus May Be ‘Disease X’ Health Experts Warned About
The World Health Organization cautioned years ago that a mysterious “disease X” could spark an international contagion. The new coronavirus illness, with its ability to quickly morph from mild to deadly, is emerging as a contender.
From recent reports about the stealthy ways the so-called Covid-19 virus spreads and maims, a picture is emerging of an enigmatic pathogen whose effects are mainly mild, but which occasionally -- and unpredictably -- turns deadly in the second week. In less than three months, it’s infected almost 78,000 people, mostly in China, and killed more than 2,300. Emerging hot spots in South Korea, Iran and Italy have stoked further alarm.
Very concerning.
No reason at all right now for panic, hysteria, riots.
Yet, very concerning.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt