(NEXSTAR) -- Conspiracy theories are circulating online as world leaders prepare to discuss readiness for a hypothetical virus known as “Disease X” at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, will host a seminar on Wednesday alongside other health officials about how to prepare for the next pandemic – which they fear could be deadlier than COVID-19.

A description of the event reads: “With fresh warnings from the World Health Organization that an unknown ‘Disease X’ could result in 20 times more fatalities than the coronavirus pandemic, what novel efforts are needed to prepare healthcare systems for the multiple........

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