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Originally posted by SlayMeQueen
Those other times that we had to fight off disease, we weren't nearly as technologically advanced as we are now. Curing of diseases will become more rapid over time and population will grow at a much more stable rate due to it.
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You would think so but there are an estimated 3–5 million cholera cases and 100 000-120 000 deaths due to cholera every year. Not a hard disease to treat but when you get to many people packed together in an area without proper rehydration the deaths pile up fast it is extremely virulent and untreated death can occur within hours.
So yes we have better technology but as the question was posed what happens when we have to many people and this is already happening today. Cholera is just one example, Flu for example kills between 250,000-500,000 people a year.
The 1918 H1N1 outbreak killed 3-5% of the world’s population, it's better known as the Spanish Flu. They don't always get the flu right when they predict the seasons and make the vaccine, all it would take is a very aggressive H1N1 strain and them getting caught with their pants down and we would be screwed.
How did we get on this topic when we were talking about the universe?
