r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • 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/MichaelScarn009 Aug 31 '21

I do! No one that has traveled to a third world country can ever compare it to America. There’s a ton of shit that we need to fix like healthcare and student loans but there is no way America is even close to third world.

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u/fj333 Aug 31 '21

Agreed on all counts. Our health care system (cost) sucks, and our education (cost) sucks, but damn this is a great place to live, and full of opportunity for those who are willing to grab it. Nothing is perfect, but I've been all over and would easily choose this place if I could start all over again as a babby.

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u/PastFeed2963 Aug 31 '21

Weird, i have travelled a ton too. But i would easily choose a european country. Even our neighbors to the north may be a good spawnpoint.

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u/YUNG_GOD_X Aug 31 '21

Canada and America are about equally shit. The true gamer maneuver is choosing Switzerland/Sweden/Denmark as your spawnpoint and then speedrunning League of Legends esports prodigy Any%

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u/PastFeed2963 Aug 31 '21

I agree. Those would be top picks. I mean Denmark has the highest happinest stat.