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Deadly Disease X likely to hit the world in future: WHO

AIMAN INAM

GENEVA: WHO has just revealed a list of Blueprint priority diseases. Savants claimed that a bizarre, yet-to-exist ailment namely Disease X is expected to trigger a global outbreak in future just like Ebola, Zika and SARS did.

According to details, it is yet to be figured out whether the malady would be a slayer pathogen that could be created by biological mutation such as Spanish Flu or HIV or it might be the result of a terror attack or an accident.

According to the statement released by WHO, Disease X, a severe global epidemic, could be wreaked by a pathogen currently not known. Also, experts claim that infectious disorders are maverick.

Harboring on the subject, WHO adviser Marion Koopmans noted that the exposure of animals is getting prevalent as the time goes by causing more and more diseases.

Not to mention that excessive travelling across the world is also accountable when it comes to diffuse such ailments.

This is the first time that pundits included Disease X in the said list just to warn health officials to ensure that they remain prepared for all such forthcoming ultimatums.

As mentioned earlier, one potential source of such an outbreak could be the intentional diffusion of Disease X in forms of weapons or attacks by terrorist organizations.

It is pertinent to mention here that an unknown nerve agent was used in an assassination attempt on a Russian man who spied for the British and his daughter last week. Similarly, North Korea is suspected of using a different nerve agent to execute Kim Jong-un’s half-brother past year.

Man-made viruses and bacteria would be difficult for the human body to combat as there is no natural immunity, held experts.

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.