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Solanum: Real or Fake?
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Just to answer your question, I need to have a level 5 clearance from Umbrella Corp by the way, it's called T-Virus, not Solanum.....so far
there's no cure for this....putting a bullet inside ones head is the one cure I know
It's Simple Yet Complex, Mundane Yet Rare, It's All In The Mind. If A Mass Of People Think Long And Hard About A Single Topic Through Sheer Will
That Topic Will Come To Pass. Because We All Think There Will Be A Zombie Apocalypse There Will Be One. It's Not A Matter Of How But When.
There are a number of takes on what could cause zombie condition.
Firstly, the rabies virus is very similar to the rage virus from 28 days later, as it heightens aggression, and yes, causes the infected to bite others in an attempt to spread the contagion (remember that it's bloodborne, ie passed on through bodily fluids). Unlike the rage virus, rabies kills the host within days of symptoms showing, although it can be carried for up to a year beforehand. A mutation of this virus could lead to an outbreak similar to the aforementioned movie!!
Secondly, the belief is that a zombie virus would reanimate the brain. However, as some people have stated, this alone would not allow the body to move. For a corpse to "come back to life" the virus would, at the very least, need to take control of the nervous system, simulating the electronic impulses required to move the body's muscles. Contrary to popular belief, muscles don't need oxygen to move, just to remain healthy. Pass an electric current through dead muscle and it can contract as though still alive. This would also lead to the traditional slow moving undead, as there would not be enough energy generated to allow the resurrected cadaver to run. Fortunately, this would require a highly evolved virus or possibly some form of parasite which don't really exist in nature(unless you count the fungus that infects ants and takes control of their brains in order to spread their spores!)!
Firstly, the rabies virus is very similar to the rage virus from 28 days later, as it heightens aggression, and yes, causes the infected to bite others in an attempt to spread the contagion (remember that it's bloodborne, ie passed on through bodily fluids). Unlike the rage virus, rabies kills the host within days of symptoms showing, although it can be carried for up to a year beforehand. A mutation of this virus could lead to an outbreak similar to the aforementioned movie!!
Secondly, the belief is that a zombie virus would reanimate the brain. However, as some people have stated, this alone would not allow the body to move. For a corpse to "come back to life" the virus would, at the very least, need to take control of the nervous system, simulating the electronic impulses required to move the body's muscles. Contrary to popular belief, muscles don't need oxygen to move, just to remain healthy. Pass an electric current through dead muscle and it can contract as though still alive. This would also lead to the traditional slow moving undead, as there would not be enough energy generated to allow the resurrected cadaver to run. Fortunately, this would require a highly evolved virus or possibly some form of parasite which don't really exist in nature(unless you count the fungus that infects ants and takes control of their brains in order to spread their spores!)!
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