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Pandemic X

The Deadliest Virus Yet

"What if a virus emerged that combined the transmissibility of measles with the lethality of Ebola?"

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First Month
Patient Zero
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Six Months Later
Global Collapse
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Two Years Later
The Survivors
First 24 Hours
First Month
The Aftermath
Six Months Later
The New Reality
Two Years Later
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First Month

Patient Zero

A mysterious illness emerges in a remote region, spreading faster than any disease in recorded history.

Key Points

  • 1R0 of 18 - more contagious than measles
  • 240% fatality rate confirmed
  • 3Airborne transmission via aerosols
  • 414-day asymptomatic infectious period
  • 5First cases on every continent within weeks

Statistics

100K
Initial cases
150+
Countries affected

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