At the end of this year's World Health Organization (WHO) list of pathogens that could cause a worldwide pandemic is a mysterious addition: "Disease X." "Disease X represents the knowledge that a ...

The council partners with the CDC to develop the list, which includes more than 100 diseases, including those that are contagious as well as those that are not, like lead in blood.

The first list of prioritized diseases was released in December 2015. The second annual review occurred Feb. 6-7, 2018. Experts say that, ...

The council partners with the CDC to develop the list, which includes more than 100 diseases, including those that are contagious as well as those that are not, like lead in blood.