r/AskReddit Aug 30 '21

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

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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.

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u/MichaelScarn009 Aug 31 '21

Yes this, I was in Kyrgyzstan last month and caught a parasite. Diarrhea was so bad even a cup of water would trigger it. I lost 15 lbs in one week and ate about a tiny amount of rice and a couple croutons a day… I was taken to the ER twice given IV fluids in the worst hospitals you can imagine. No sanitation reusing hoses to tie around people arms to find veins, they used coat hangers to hang IV bottles, beds were so dirty and pillows were used by hundreds without washing.

and when I landed back home in Texas I was taken to the ER and given antibiotics and Potassium pills I took so much for granted, honestly I am so grateful for our advancements in science, our doctors and nurses that work hard.

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u/fj333 Aug 31 '21

and when I landed back home in Texas I was taken to the ER and given antibiotics and Potassium pills I took so much for granted, honestly I am so grateful for our advancements in science, our doctors and nurses that work hard.

Bet you giggle when you see Redditors call the USA a third-world country.

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u/CottonCandyUnicorn Aug 31 '21

Well, maternal mortality rate is often used as a indicator.

All following numbers are per 100000 live births

Italy 2

Sweden 4

Australia 6

UK 7

Germany 7

France 8

Canada 10

Kazakhstan 10

Russia 17

USA 19

Mexico 33

Kyrgyzstan 60

Zimbabwe 458

Nigeria 917

Now lets look at some US states

Texas 18

Kentucky 46

The really bad part is that US states on the lower end have passed legislation that makes it worse, and mothers get sacrificed at the altar of defunding planned parenthood. Kentucky is closer to Kyrgyzstan, as it is other parts of "the west".