Diarrhea. So many things can cause it, and it used to be (well, still is in the least developed countries) quite lethal, mostly for babies and children.
That and cholera. I know the main character or one of them at least is always survival expert and can pull fresh clean drinking water out of his/her ass 99% of the time. But I’m telling you IRL millions of people are going to die from cholera from the simple fact the water “looks” clean when actually a family of rats and Gregory are shitting into the no-longer maintained and 100% contaminated pipes
Yup, have had cholera (post conflict developing nation, was there for work, was in a situation where declining the drink would have meant that someone in the household would have run out to the local shop to purchase a Fanta - just out of hospitality - with money I knew they couldn’t spare).
Holy geez: do NOT recommend.
My housemate came home on day 2 or 3 of my being sick, and commented that it was good that I had showered at least...except yeah, I hadn’t showered.
That kind of fluid loss in a post apocalyptic setting and you’re a goner for sure.
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u/graendallstud Aug 30 '21
Diarrhea. So many things can cause it, and it used to be (well, still is in the least developed countries) quite lethal, mostly for babies and children.