Covid-19 has created an unprecedented crisis across the world and caused thousands of deaths. The Covid pandemic that spread at the end of 2019 was brought under control after three years. However, researchers are now warning that the next epidemic is spreading.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the next pandemic may be more deadly than Covid. Diseases that could trigger a devastating pandemic are listed. Ebola, SARS and Zika are familiar diseases. But concern remains about what the next pandemic “Disease X” could be.
Disease X is the name given to a hypothetical, unidentified disease that could cause a future epidemic or pandemic.
It is no exaggeration to say that there is a possibility of a disease X epidemic, said Dr Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of International Health researcher Pranab Chatterjee warns. Medical professionals around the world want more funding to support surveillance and research on pandemic agents in order to avoid and respond effectively to the epidemic of Disease X.
The Covid pandemic is not the first health emergency the world has faced. Reports of the new pandemic suggest it may not be the last. WHO makes it clear that we need to prepare for the next pandemic as soon as possible. Reports suggest that the next pandemic could be as devastating as the Covid pandemic or even more so. Reports are coming out that this death rate will be higher than Covid.