Gummbearyyz:
this website is made to plan for a zombie apocalypse and to assess threats that come with it so I'm appalled that I can't find anything about infected animals. I know most people believe that the zombies with only be human but what about thislets say zombies can swim, walk on water, or maybe one just falls in. now what if a fish ate a bit of the zombies flesh (the flesh that hasn't decayed yet) and that fish got infected, now let's say that fish bites another fish, and another, and another, and another until countless fish are infected. now if a bird and one of them then the bird would get infected, if that bird when losing motor skills lost the ability to fly then a wolf or something could eat the bird and become infected himself, sure the already low intelligence would be a factor and the wolf, bird, and fish infected would be a minimal attack threat but fish and birds give us food, which countless people may eat and then get infected themselves, I believe that for their speed deer, and other such things will be for the most part uninfected but beyond that you've just drastically shot a large portion of our food.


Quickrace89: According to Max Brook's Survival Guide, animals die within hours of infection, and do not reanimate, so a fish 'biting' another fish won't be a problem. Max Brook's published guide may be a great point of reference, but there is still the possibility that the Solanum virus could be transferred by carrion, with a carrion bird eating an infected animal while the virus is still alive in the corpse. This carrion bird then flies, dies, and is eaten by another bird before the virus dies. This could transport the Solanum virus to new areas.

A second possibility is that an animal could contract the virus, a human could kill and eat the animal before the virus kills it, and contract the virus. Therefore, if you decide to eat game, cattle, poultry or other meats, ensure that the animal does not seem sickly. Fish are a lot more dangerous, for if they have been infected, it is quite difficult to tell. However, this is all providing you are unlucky enough to catch an animal that's just been infected with the virus, without there being obvious signs (eg. LARGE FREAKING BITE MARKS).

It is currently unknown whether cooking food or boiling water will kill the virus. So, if you've got a few bottles of Solanum in your shed, give it a try!

You do have a few bottles of Solanum in your shed, don't you?


Kelkesh12345: No offense, but the Survival Guide is practically a joke. I've seen Max Brooks talk about his book before and he said "There is nothing funny about a zombie invasion" then began laughing with the crowd. Um...yeaahhhh...


Gummbearyyz(again):
Max Brooks is Mel Brooks' son... if you expect a single serious thought to come out of that family you're mind is more heavily altered by age and drugs then Ozzy


Alicestar:
From the outlook of a virus the chance that it will infect animals outside of the primate family is slim on the other hand we have discussed A parasite as a very real possibility therefor making the risk of infection to other species very real. I think it is a good idea to prepare for the possibility that stray animals may be the first to show signs of the parasite infection. I on the other hand do not believe that the parasite will have an effect on fish because fish are designed to live in an all together different "harsh" environment.

2nd: Max Brooks may have published the first official zombie survival guide but that in no way makes him any more of an expert than you or I on the subject of zombies. he does give some good advice but for the most part his book should be taken for what it is "comedy". you are better off listening to the people on this site that have several years experience in survival and combat than thinking Max Brooks is going to get you through an outbreak of any kind!!


Gummbearyyz (yes I realise I'm doing this a lot but I made the page):
I don't think it'll just be a parasite, many humans have mind altering brain parasites right now, I think it'll be a brain parasite that (like the rats and fleas of the Bubonic plague) will carry a virus with the ability to turn the cortex of the human mind into mush (fyi the cortex is the part that makes us so nice) the frontal lobe will probably be damaged too, but that will only make them stupider anyway the virus will destroy the nice and intelligent parts of our brain (the cortex again) therefore taking our reasoning skills away and therefore the rage that is quite often induced by brain parasites in humans won't be undermined by something as trivial as logic and human thought all together this will cause a condition that will begin with rage (and in many cases of brain parasites in human viewing others with the same virus (even if you don't know they have it) as beautiful which would be why zombies never attack each other. think about it.