Disease X
PLACEHOLDER NAME THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) IN FEBRUARY 2018 ON A SHORTLIST OF BLUEPRINT PRIORITY DISEASES TO REPRESENT A HYPOTHETICAL, UNKNOWN PATHOGEN THAT COULD CAUSE A FUTURE EPIDEMIC
Blueprint priority list; Blueprint priority disease; Pathogen X; R&D Blueprint
Disease X is a placeholder name that was adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in February 2018 on their shortlist of blueprint priority diseases to represent a hypothetical, unknown pathogen that could cause a future epidemic. The WHO adopted the placeholder name to ensure that their planning was sufficiently flexible to adapt to an unknown pathogen (e.