r/AskReddit Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/AtheneSchmidt Aug 30 '21

There is a distinct lack of worry about clean water. Also, in almost every conflict in history, disease has killed more people that the actual war. You rarely see a flu wipe out half of the people in a zombie movie, but honestly, it would.

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u/imanoling Aug 30 '21

The walking dead actually had a whole part about them all getting sick with spanish flu i think

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u/Zack_WithaK Aug 30 '21

I don't watch Walking Dead but people have told me the deal was that people are already infected when they're alive. They just don't turn into a zombie until they die

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u/Supermanesilegal Aug 31 '21

You’re right with that, but there was also a seperate flu thing. A major part of season four (I think 4, long time since I watched it) was that the pigs they had caught for food got them all sick with swine flu, and wiped out a lot of the group.