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Disease X: A Looming Shadow and the World Health Organization's Vigilant Watch In the realm of global health, few concepts carry as much weight and uncertainty as "Disease X." It isn't a specific pathogen, but rather a placeholder - a chilling reminder of the unknown threat posed by a potential future pandemic caused by a novel, zoonotic pathogen, one yet to cross the leap from animals to humans. And at the forefront of preparing for this potential crisis stands the World Health Organization (W.H.O.). The concept of Disease X, first introduced by the W.H.O. in 2018, acknowledges the inherent ...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has killed hundreds of thousands of people and infected millions while also devastating the world economy. The consequences of the pandemic, however, go much further: they threaten the fabric of national and international politics around the world. What will be the consequences of the pandemic, and what will a post-COVID world order look like? No institution is better suited to address these issues than Johns Hopkins University, which has convened experts from within and outside of the university to discuss world order after COVID-19.