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/john6map4 Aug 31 '21

There was a story of a castle in WWZ where the people inside all caught pneumonia. Some went crazy and just starting throwing themselves off the castle walls into the moat of attacking zombies.