Why did the Disease department develop the flare only to find that they have no cure and it goes out of control?
If in the Maze Runner the Kill order, the Disease department developed a new disease to control the human population, wouldn't they have come up with a cure just in case?
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It has not been explicitly referenced in the two movies at this time. That said, from the book, it was clear that it was not meant to be the maniac creator it became.
The disease, virus VC321xb47, was designed to kill quickly, without turning people in cranks. It was also supposed to slowly get less infectious as it progressed. It had a built in expiration. But when released, it quickly showed that it did not work as expected.
Since the virus was meant as a killer, a cure is pretty much pointless. Like shooting someone with the hope you can fix the organs afterwards. It is also against the idea behind the virus, which was meant to kill half the population of the planet. No cure, nothing to stop that from happening.
As it's implied the virus mutated, then a cure likely wouldn't have worked anyway.
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Did they find a cure for the flare?
The Death Cure By the end of the books, no cure for the Flare is found yet. Teresa's discovery: Thomas's blood (indicated by blue patterns) is destroying the Flare inside the dark-red veins. In the film, however, Teresa uses a small fragment of Thomas's blood and examines it under a microscope.Why was the flare virus created?
She reveals that after the catastrophic solar flares, the Flare was deliberately created and released by the government as a form of population control. However, the government and WICKED found themselves unable to control the plague.What was the flare in the maze runner?
The Flare (virus VC321xb47) is a man-made disease created by the Post-Flares Coalition. It is a virus that slowly eats away the brain, eventually turning its victims into bloodthirsty and irrational humans who consider killing, torture, and cannibalism everyday objectives.How did the flare virus start in the maze runner?
Prior to the events of the first film, the region between the two Tropics was charred by sun flares. Making matters even worse, after those sun flares, a virus called the Flare started to spread amongst the survivors, eating away at victims' brains and turning them into bloodthirsty maniacs.The Flare Virus (MAZE RUNNER) Explored
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