Disease X Pandemic 2024. In the democratic republic of congo (drc), children make up the majority of the 14,000 reported cases and 511 deaths so far in 2024. The term disease x was coined years ago as a way of getting scientists to work on medical countermeasures for unknown infectious threats—novel coronaviruses.
The term “disease x” means a new infection, or an existing pathogen that has mutated to become more dangerous, with the potential to cause a global pandemic. The term disease x was coined years ago as a way of getting scientists to work on medical countermeasures for unknown infectious threats—novel coronaviruses.