Zombie Types and Weaknesses

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Permalink Reply by Quiggz on December 2, 2008 at 4:11pm

As far as caution goes, we must all be prepared for any breed of Zombie, whether they be R-type (rage), Classics, rO-type (Romero style, learning zombies) or B-type (biohazard, not limited to human life forms) we must be knowledgeable and ready to take on the threat.

Being an advocate of the Zombie Survival Guide, I am under the belief that the "Classic" type zombies are the most likely. However, if I had to pick a second most likely means of zombification, I would unfortunately have to guess that the R-types would be the most likely, resulting of mankind's incessant need to meddle in sciences they shouldn't.

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Permalink Reply by Zedhead on December 3, 2008 at 7:57am

The rage type "zombies" is the most likely. Some form of mutated rabies virus. The good news is that these are the type that scare me the least. Any weapon will work, any where on the body. With the pace their metabolism will be running, the heart rate etc.... Even slight injuries will cause them to bleed out fairly quickly. Plus, despite what they've shown in movies, these creatures will attack each other, and likely be just as busy fighting each other as they would us.

Even if they aren't injured, they will soon die out anyway, as the human body is just not built to last long with the accelerated metabolisms. Hearts will burst, brains will fry due to intense fever, kidneys and livers will shut down, other illnesses will destroy them due to their exposure to the elements, unsafe drinking water, etc... Plus, they will severely damage their muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc... when the virus first takes hold. Oh, they'll be able to ignore the pain, because of their rage, but that pain is there for a reason, to help you from exacerbating those injuries. Within a very short time, these victims are going to be more pathetic than the classic shamblers. Unable to move very well, burning up with fever and dehydration...

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Permalink Reply by Zedhead on December 3, 2008 at 4:39pm

Zombie movies are strictly that. Movies. They are there for entertainment value. Little or no basis in reality is needed. I'm speaking of real zombies. A rage type virus is the most probable cause of a "zombie" scenario. While in the movies the didn't attack each other, a real victim of something like a rabies strain isn't going to differentiate between another infected person and one that's not. IMO, it's going to attack anything that moves. Anything that fits a profile of human. With the limited/non-existent reasoning faculties, in all likelihood, it will go after everything.

Animals with rabies will attack other animals with rabies.

Even if that's not the case, the rest of the post makes sense. A Rage type zombie will be much more dangerous on a short term basis, but won't make for a longterm threat. They will burn themselves out.

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Permalink Reply by Master Skraeling Dorr on December 3, 2008 at 4:52pm

A very good point indeed, All we would have to do is wait out the infection in some stronghold somewhere and not worry about it

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Permalink Reply by kody jones on October 2, 2011 at 6:01pm

I am all about the zombie apocalypse happening man i understand but super zombies are not real is normal zombies or none. The virus is caused by rabies from an infected dog, or another animal, this makes perfect sense... dogs with rabies like to hide in dark in normal places and when provoked will attack anything in sight unless they are controlled, they also tend to make a choking sound and drewl caused by the in able ness to swallow. They also infect anything that they bite so say if a dog with the virus bites a human being it can slowly transform the human into a mindless flesh hunting "zombie" this process takes a few days to take effect and if not maintained this can cause a world wide epidemic, i really do hope zombies do happen to be honest because don't you think life would be alot simpler, don't have to worry about growing up or anything it could be the life for both sides

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Permalink Reply by Jordanx54R on October 3, 2011 at 9:54pm

;aim for the head to drop the dead

;aim for the head to drop the dead

;aim for the head to drop the dead

;aim for the head to drop the dead

;aim for the head to drop the dead

 

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