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It sounds like something Elon Musk might have cooked up: "Disease X." In fact, the term was coined years ago as a way of getting scientists to work on medical countermeasures for unknown infectious threats.

It sounds like something Elon Musk might have cooked up: “Disease X.”

COVID-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, was an example of a Disease X when it touched off the pandemic at the end of 2019.

COVID-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, was an example of a Disease X when it touched off the pandemic at the end of 2019.

COVID-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, was an example of a Disease X when it touched off the pandemic at the end of 2019.

COVID-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, was an example of a Disease X when it touched off the pandemic at the end of 2019.

COVID-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, was an example of a Disease X when it touched off the pandemic at the end of 2019.

COVID-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, was an example of a Disease X when it touched off the pandemic at the end of 2019.

COVID-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, was an example of a Disease X when it touched off the pandemic at the end of 2019.

COVID-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, was an example of a Disease X when it touched off the pandemic at the end of 2019.