Fifty-seven percent of leading disease experts predict that a type of influenza virus will cause the next major infectious disease outbreak to hit the world.
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| It is based on study depicting that influenza is constantly evolving and mutating. |
Scientists believe influenza is the pathogen most likely to cause a new pandemic in the near fu
John Salmanton-Garcia of the University of Cologne, who conducted the study, said the idea is based on long-term research showing that influenza is constantly evolving and mutating. "Influenza occurs every winter. These outbreaks can be called mini-pandemics." "The virus is more or less under control, but it won't stay that way forever because the different strains that cause it are not virulent enough," he says.
In particular, the findings will be presented at the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases meeting in Barcelona next weekend.ture. As reported by The Guardian, the results of an international study to be published next weekend suggest that 57% of leading disease experts now predict that a strain of the influenza virus will be the source of the next major infectious disease to hit the world.
According to 21 percent of the experts who took part in the study, the virus, which is called a "disease", says that scientists say that the next pandemic will be caused by an unknown microorganism that will appear from nowhere.
Disease X is not a specific disease, but the name of a potential virus similar to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It could be a new pathogen, virus, bacteria, or fungus for which there is no known cure. The World Health Organization has categorized unknown diseases into the following categories: COVID-19, Ebola, Lassa fever, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Nipah, and Zika, which are already prevalent in major outbreaks. of deaths. The WHO officially began using the term in 2018 to describe the next unknown disease with epidemic potential, according to The Lancet.
Disease X is not a specific disease, but the name of a potential virus similar to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It could be a new pathogen, virus, bacteria, or fungus for which there is no known cure. The World Health Organization has categorized unknown diseases into the following categories: COVID-19, Ebola, Lassa fever, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Nipah, and Zika, which are already prevalent in major outbreaks. of deaths. The WHO officially began using the term in 2018 to describe the next unknown disease with epidemic potential, according to The Lancet.
The November 2022 WHO report states that Disease According to the WHO, while the number of potential pathogens worldwide is enormous, resources for disease research and development (R&D) are limited.
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