North Korea claims cure for MERS

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Jun 19th 2015 5:57AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has succeeded where the greatest minds in science have failed.
The authoritarian, impoverished nation better known for pursuing a 
nuclear program despite global criticism announced Friday it has a drug 
can prevent and cure MERS, Ebola, SARS and AIDS.
The secretive state did not provide proof, and the claim is likely to provoke widespread skepticism.
According to the pro-North Korea website Minjok Tongshin, the drug was originally produced in 1996.
"Malicious virus infections like SARS, Ebola and MERS are diseases 
that are related to immune systems, so they can be easily treated by 
Kumdang-2 injection drug, which is a strong immune reviver," KCNA said.
North Korea shut out foreign tourists for half a year with some of 
the world's strictest Ebola controls, even though no cases of the 
disease were reported anywhere near the country, before lifting the 
restrictions earlier this year.
It is believed to be struggling to combat diseases such as 
tuberculosis, and respiratory infections are among its most common 
causes of death, according to the World Health Organization.
comment: Well, the proof will be if or not the drug is effective as the disease spreads into North Korea. As for the other drugs North Korea could use money and if such drugs are a reality- they will no doubt market them to countries around the globe. Time will tell. 
Medclinician