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      • With Disease X, we're preparing for an unknown unknown. Disease X is a placeholder concept that refers to a pandemic pathogen that has not yet been characterized. Its purpose is to encourage proactive thinking about pathogens that could cause a pandemic.
      publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/what-is-disease-x

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    2 days ago · How scientists are preparing for ‘disease X’ Published: September 26, 2024 4:21pm EDT. Allen Cheng, Monash University. ... In 2018, “disease X” was included, ...

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  5. medicalxpress.com › news › 2024-01-diseaseWhat is Disease X? How scientists are preparing for the next ...

    Jan 16, 2024 · The term "Disease X" was coined years ago as a way of getting scientists to work on medical countermeasures for unknown infectious threats—novel coronaviruses like the one that causes...

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    1 day ago · In 2018, "disease X" was included, which signified that a pathogen previously not on our radar could cause a pandemic. ... How scientists are preparing for 'disease X' (2024, September 28 ...

  8. www.unmc.edu › healthsecurity › transmissionWhat Is Disease X? How Scientists Are Preparing for the Next ...

    Sep 27, 2023 · 1. What is ‘Disease X?’ It’s the somewhat mysterious name for an illness caused by a presently unknown, yet serious microbial threat. The World Health Organization added Disease X in 2017 to a short list of pathogens deemed a top priority for research, alongside known killers like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Ebola.

  9. www.science.org › doi › 10Preparing for “Disease X” - Science | AAAS

    Oct 13, 2021 · SCIENCE, •v. 374, Issue 6566,•p. 377 (2021)•DOI: 10.1126/science.abm7796) discusses how to be prepared for "Disease X." The revolutionary technology for the production of vaccines using mRNA opens endless possibilities for the fight against any infectious pathogens, in which the genetic information is recorded in RNA.

    • Maria D. Van Kerkhove, Michael J. Ryan, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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  10. www.thelancet.com › journals › laninfPreparing for Disease X - The Lancet Infectious Diseases

    May 26, 2023 · In Disease X: the 100 days mission to end pandemics, Kate Kelland explores how the world can possibly prioritise research and development on a disease that is not yet known, or perhaps not yet persisting in humans at all.

  11. publichealth.jhu.edu › 2024 › what-is-disease-xDefining Disease X - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...

    Feb 15, 2024 · With Disease X, we're preparing for an unknown unknown. Disease X is a placeholder concept that refers to a pandemic pathogen that has not yet been characterized. Its purpose is to encourage proactive thinking about pathogens that could cause a pandemic.