Expert: Disease X might cause the next pandemic and kill 50 million people.

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According to a UK health specialist, Disease X, as the World Health Organization (WHO) has named it,

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potentially start another, more deadly pandemic than COVID-19. Kate Bingham, who presided over the UK's Vaccine Taskforce from May to December 2020, spoke with Daily Mail in an interview.

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WHO claims that Disease X may be a novel agent, such as a virus, bacterium, or fungus, for which there are no known treatments.

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Ms. Bingham answered, "Let me put it this way: the 1918-19 flu pandemic killed at least 50 million people worldwide," in response to her fear.

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more than twice as many as died in World War I. A similar mortality toll from one of the numerous viruses that already exist today is possible.

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If Disease X becomes a global concern, "the world will need to get ready for massive vaccination drives and deliver the doses in record time."

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The expert added that although 25 virus families have been identified by experts, there may yet be more than one million undiscovered varieties.

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It might be able to switch between species.

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