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Scientific analysis of the Zombie Virus

posted 4 years ago by Moonglum9 (11340)
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1. Present in all people.
2. Latent until death
3. Once activated, these are the physiological effects on the human body:
a. Over time, calcium and minerals are leeched from the skull and go into the teeth and
jawbones, causing Walkers to have soft, leathery skulls, but super hard teeth with the
bite force of a crocodile.
b. The virus prevents decay in the soft tissue of some of the sensory organs including the
eyes, the ears and the nose. Skin, however, has accelerated decay.
c. The brain now functions on the level of a very low order mammal, with the exception that
they are able to distinguish between a zombie making growling sounds and a living
person vocalizing.

any others to add to my scientificalization of this foul disease?

[–] aavfreak (3396) 4 years ago

d. The zombies develop the ability to teleport directly onto a living human to attack, surprising them even from a direction completely and directly within their line of site.
e. Immediately upon turning, they are compelled to completely dress themselves in pants and long sleeve shirts.
f. When not attacking the living, their low order brain compels them to mow the lawns of neighborhood yards.