I’m reading Station Eleven. (My kid has to read it for school)
I’ve seen and read many movies where society collapses because of a thing that kills everyone quickly.
But are there any books, movies, tv shows,… About a flu-like disease that kills everyone more slowly.
I’m thinking of a sickness that everyone catches once or twice a year that just makes everyone a little sicker and or dumber.
Perhaps something that just doubles the risk of a lot of things (like heart attack, stroke. neurologic problems… Or that each infection makes one’s brain work a little worse. Like on average one just loses 1 IQ point. So the first few times don’t matter, but after a decade, everyone is noticeably sicker and dumber.
So it’s not that noticeable to society at first. Or society blames it on things other than the new sickness since the initial symptoms are just like a cold. But after a few years it’s noticed that everyone is sicker and dumber.
by TedIsAwesom