Posted on 06/19/2015 6:59:37 AM PDT by JoeProBono
SEOUL, - North Korea claimed it has developed a vaccine that cures the deadly diseases MERS, SARS and AIDS.
The remedy contains "rare earth resources" and includes ginseng extract, cultivated in the North Korean city of Kaesong with the aid of fertilizer, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Friday.
North Korea's independently developed "Kumdang No. 2 Vaccine" was touted as an extraordinary panacea. Pyongyang's state-controlled media KCNA said the immune system activator was capable of preventing MERS, SARS, AIDS and pneumonia, South Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo reported.
The claims remain dubious, if not absurd, according to South Korea media.
Tuberculosis poses enormous health risks inside North Korea, and according to the U.N. 2,500 North Koreans die annually from the disease.
KCNA claimed the vaccine blocks the incoming virus, allowing the body to remain strong by placing the immune system into action. Sometimes, North Korea propaganda said, the strengthening of the immune system can even destroy the presence of viruses in the body.
This is not the first time North Korea has heaped praise on its independently developed vaccine. Pyongyang has promoted the Kumdang No. 2 as a panacea since 2003, when the SARS epidemic paralyzed Hong Kong and China. The vaccine again emerged as an antidote in 2006 and 2013, when cases of avian flu threatened global populations.
North Korea, however, continues to struggle with cases of not only tuberculosis but also typhus and pneumonia.
The announcement from Pyongyang comes at a time when South Korea is working around the clock to prevent further spread of the MERS coronavirus.
North Korea has recently requested the South's help in monitoring the disease at the Kaesong Industrial Complex.
Seoul's Health Ministry said on Friday cases of MERS have "leveled off" but all current cases are being monitored. There are now 166 confirmed cases of MERS in South Korea and 24 MERS-related deaths, according to South Korean newspaper Donga Ilbo.
LOL. My first thought too.
Of course, that's brilliant! If you die of starvation, then by definition, you did not die of MERS.
“North Korea claimed it has developed a vaccine that cures the deadly diseases MERS, SARS and AIDS.”
What caliber does this cure come in?
You know, reading that Dennis Rodman took a dump in the hallway of the hotel he was staying at actually makes me appreciate his North Korean outreach efforts a little more.
That would do it.
That was a little factoid I could have done without, especially while eating lunch. :}
English translation:
"Call ACME!
Order another one!"
Looking forward to it!
The White Sox wasted a gem by Chris Sale last night. 8 IP, 2 H, 14K, Robertson blows the save with 2 in the 9th, Sox lose their 8th in a row 2-1, sickening.
You know what to do to fix it.
Create a positive # and share it.
#HawkHarrelsonwillkillthosebumsintheirsleepiftheydontstartwinning
#HawkIsAPrototypicalHeWhore
:)
Caption: Leader Kim makes history by first
firing of missle from iceberg!
Caption:
Leader Kim demonstrates latest Juche invention, jet ski.
Nats Matt Scherzer, 1 strike from a perfect game! Still gets the no-hitter.
What a complete and total burning pile of garbage Tabata and whoever told him to do that is. "Bush League" is too high praise for Tabata and whoever else was involved in that move.
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