In our Western cultures, it means eradicating or reversing a disease, but in different cultures, for example, a culture from Asia, from the Mediterranean, from Latin countries, from Africa, it can mean many more things.
I den Vestlige kultur, betyder "kur" udryddelsen  eller afbrydelsen af en sygdom, men i andre kulturer, f.eks. det kunne være en kultur i Asien, Middelhavet, Latinamerika eller Afrika kan det have mange andre  betydninger.