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2024-01-13 17:47:10 UTC - HELPFUL
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Disease X is not a new term. For years, scientists have used it to refer to a hypothetical, as-yet-undiscovered human disease that could lead to an international epidemic. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/07/tiktok-posts/conspiracy-theorists-falsely-claim-disease-x-is-th/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2024/01/11/what-is-disease-x-right-wing-circles-slam-hypothetical-pandemic/?sh=32a9551b828d https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2023/09/27/what-is-disease-x-how-scientists-are-preparing-for-the-next-pandemic/
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