Disease X is a term used by scientists to represent an unknown illness that could pose a serious threat to human health. It encourages proactive thinking about potential pathogens causing a pandemic and contributes to pandemic prevention efforts.
Disease X is a placeholder concept for an illness that is currently unknown but could pose a serious threat to human health . It is not an actual illness but a term used by scientists to represent the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease.
The purpose of labeling the placeholder concept is to encourage proactive thinking about pathogens that could cause a pandemic and contribute to awareness and research efforts for pandemic prevention
Disease X Unknown Illness Serious Threat Human Health Pandemic Pathogen Proactive Thinking Awareness Research Prevention