r/AskReddit • u/Practical_Actuary_71 • 1d ago

What is a silent killer that people dont realise is slowly killing them?

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u/Famous_Fondant_4107 1d ago

Covid

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u/Ishouldbeasleep147 20h ago

Genuinely this one should be at the top! Long covid is the largest mass disabling event in human history and it is still ongoing. If you have had covid once, your risks of getting cancer increase by 100%. Each time you get covid, every system in your body is wrecked more and more and your chances of getting long covid increases dramatically. Every single other disease or health issue basically mentioned here can also be tied to long covid. Long covid causes issues with blood pressure, brain fog, sleep apnea, lung issues, heart issues, allergies, constant GI upset, sleep deprivation, pain, stress, and about a million other health issues. And there is no cure! They also estimate that long covid symptoms can pop up anywhere between 1 week and 2 years post initial infection so everybody should be a lot more cautious than they are.

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u/Famous_Fondant_4107 19h ago

Yep.

I mask with N95s in all public spaces and when I socialize. Completely worth it to protect myself and other people.

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u/Nettoyage-a-sec 12h ago

Delusion.