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I'm a scientist who studies threats like pandemics, esp how climate change accelerates risk of diseases.
The next super virus is right around the corner. Read about Disease X in this important article by @kileycnn, @IvanaKottasova, and Ingrid Formanek. https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/22/africa/drc-forest-new-virus-intl/index.html
The next super virus is right around the corner. Read about Disease X in this important article by @kileycnn, @IvanaKottasova, and Ingrid Formanek. https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/22/africa/drc-forest-new-virus-intl/index.html
"A new pathogen that could sweep the world as fast as Covid-19, but one that has Ebola's 50% to 90% fatality rate... 'Disease X' is hypothetical for now, an outbreak that scientists & public health experts fear could lead to serious disease around the world if and when it occurs"
The authors are correct: this is not science fiction. And the emergence of these super-diseases is being influenced by the same human activity which is causing climate change. Deforestation, habitat destruction, a heating planet- it's all connected. https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/22/africa/drc-forest-new-virus-intl/index.html
