How does the zombie virus work in The Walking Dead?

In season one, the zombie virus quickly spread and caused chaos as people were infected and in turn spread the condition. From what fans have learnt over the years, the virus reanimates dead bodies and if a person if bitten then they become infected.

What causes the sickness in The Walking Dead?

When informed by Rick of the death of Violet the pig and a sick boar discovered in the woods, Hershel (Scott Wilson) notes that, pre-apocalypse, some diseases were spread by pigs and birds. They conclude that everyone in the cell block could be infected by an aggressive strain of the flu.

What did the scientist tell Rick?

Just before Rick leaves the CDC, Jenner whispers something in his ear: Everyone is infected. Whether you’re bitten or scratched by a walker or not, you will become a zombie once you die. Rick doesn’t reveal the news to the rest of the group until the Season 2 finale.

Is Rick immune to the virus TWD?

There are various theories suggesting Rick could be immune to the zombie virus; this has been conclusively disproved in the comics and remains untested on-screen.

How would you describe a zombie pathogen?

They are 1) stimulus-response creatures that seek flesh 2) continually decomposing and 3) contagious via bodily fluids. If we can explain, reasonably, how and for what reason a pathogen might cause/allow these conditions, we can describe a realistic zombie pathogen.

Why do zombies Act the way they do?

Most of the zombies you see on television and in movies moan and groan, and pull and tear, and lumber and shuffle, and remain highly focused on finding braiiinns to eat. But why do zombies act the way they do? They suffer from Consciousness Deficit Hypoactivity Disorder, an ailment coined by Timothy Verstynen and Brad Voytek.

Are zombies stimulus-response creatures?

Condition 1, that zombies are stimulus-response creatures that seek flesh, implies that the pathogen must act to re-animate the existing neural pathways and motor functions in some fashion. Let us presume human-only infection and that the virus, being species specific, results in a cannibalism preference.

What happens to a zombie’s brain when it is deprived of oxygen?

It’s similar to hypoxia, when the brain is deprived of oxygen. The longer one goes without oxygen, the more damage she will have. Another notable zombie trait is the inability to recognize anyone from its former life.