Health experts say there is no cure for diabetes and no medication or supplements that can prevent the disease, contradicting a litany of false claims made in a Burmese advertisement for a powdered milk product that has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook. Experts told AFP only type 2 diabetes which is linked to lifestyle factors can be prevented, through lifestyle changes such as eating healthier or becoming more physically active.
A video promoting a purported diabetes supplement has been viewed millions of times after it falsely claimed it could eradicate diabetes symptoms within 40 days without insulin or "Western medicine". Health experts told AFP the claim was deceptive and that there was no evidence it could cure diabetes or other diseases.
Health experts have warned there is no cure for rabies once symptoms of the infection appear, contradicting false posts in Myanmar that advise people not to go to the hospital and instead cure themselves by chewing on the root of an elephant apple tree. Experts say rabies usually spread through a bite or scratch from an infected animal is nearly always fatal once clinical signs appear but its onset can be prevented with immediate medical care.