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echo427 |
How a zombie could come arise
Dec 5 2007, 9:41 PM EST
There are many possibilities to how the zombie virus could arise. The most common is that it would arise from a virus such as ebola or rabies, though of the two rabies would be the more likely due to its effect on behavior. Another possibility is it could arise from a artificial retrovirus, which would change the actual dna of the individuals genome of a person, and could cause certain brain functions and other processes to shut down or change rendering the victim in a zombie state.
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damon56456 |
1. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Dec 6 2007, 4:38 PM EST
it would be more plausable for it to be a retrovirus because they can code DNA, unlike Rhabdoviruses (rabies), by utilizing an enzyme called reverse transcriptase. Thats why it's so hard right now to cure HIV. More or less, Im agreeing with you.However, Im not dismissing your theory because who knows, maybe evolution could change that. 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
Omega_Man_0ne |
2. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Jan 9 2008, 11:56 AM EST
Toxoplasma gondii. Take a look at that little bug. If that was the focus of some experimentation, that could produce some scary possibilities.
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vanrulzz |
3. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Jan 9 2008, 11:21 PM EST
"Toxoplasma gondii. Take a look at that little bug. If that was the focus of some experimentation, that could produce some scary possibilities. "holy crap man, that is scary. 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Omega_Man_0ne |
4. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Jan 10 2008, 5:48 PM EST
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol9no11/03-0143.htmSome reading material. ;) 3 out of 4 found this valuable. Do you? |
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NANOFLY |
5. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Feb 19 2008, 9:46 AM EST
There could also be the possibility of the disease arising from some form of prion like the ones that cause Kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Both of those attack parts of the nervous system as well as other parts of the body, and since little is understood of how prions transmit themselves and the fact that prions are little more than infectious proteins could make it somewhat simple for someone to code a cell or bacterium to produce it and possibly code it into a zombie causing disease.
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DiabloZ |
6. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Feb 26 2008, 9:39 PM EST
If the military tried to make a virus to make their soldiers more resistant to combat stress they might try to increas aggressiveness. If something went wrong or they made it too strong this could mean that they have some thought processes but would go into a killing spree with no remourse or discrimination. They would also make it extreamly contagius. So Forget Being bitten it could easily be made airborn and/or waterborn.
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Hell_Razor |
7. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Feb 27 2008, 11:20 PM EST
Copy and past this link. http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
Farmboy74 |
8. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Apr 12 2008, 3:16 PM EDT
How many homeless people in the world are there?. Drop a contaminated substance in the middle of a large group of them and wait. Field studies on this would be vitally important.
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Legion12 |
9. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Apr 12 2008, 3:30 PM EDT
Put it in the beer at super bowl?
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OunknownO |
10. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Apr 22 2008, 5:26 PM EDT
good topic for sci-fi but if you belive that zombie outbreak might happen then your IQ must be betwen 50 and 70 XD,
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Hell_Razor |
11. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Apr 22 2008, 9:01 PM EDT
More than likely, the virus would have to be engineered as a biological weapon. It wouldn't shock me if somebody tried to manufacture one. A virus that forces its host to devote every instinct, every ability, and every moment of its existence to infect other victims could be a strategic weapon potentially more effective than an atomic bomb. Even more so, because the opposing force's equipment and supplies would be left relatively unharmed. This could also provide an explanation as to why "zombie sightings" (if they exist) are covered up. Do you find this valuable? |
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Farmboy74 |
12. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Apr 23 2008, 3:24 PM EDT
Beer at superbowl. : Who'd notice?
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Kelkesh12345 |
13. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Apr 23 2008, 11:33 PM EDT
I agree OunknownO that the chance of this happening is pretty low, but still, with all the various viruses and parasites, increasing human agressiveness isnt that hard. Some of the definitions (i.e. Their smell is increased to super human, only die by headshots, their whole genetic code and brain waves are changed in an instant to a agressive, human eating zombie, ) are a little far-fetched, though I wouldnt be surprised if they were possible. Also, its already been stated in this article, but Toxoplasma gondii can control rats, and humans are very similar to rats. Do you find this valuable? |
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OunknownO |
14. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Apr 24 2008, 3:31 PM EDT
i don't think that i m similar to rat. Pigs and human have similar dna, and look the diference
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Kelkesh12345 |
15. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Apr 24 2008, 5:25 PM EDT
Genetically, we are about 99% similar to rats.0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
CiberZSlayer |
16. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Jun 8 2008, 3:09 AM EDT
ANY BODY WHO THINKS THAT <ANY> LIFE FORM THAT DID NOT EVOLVE ON EARTH COULD SURVIVE SHOULD COME TO TERMS WITH THE FACT THAT THEY ARE A SLOW STUPID ZOMBIE AND START BITEING THEAR PARENTS/SIBLINGS/ROOMIES/COWORKERS
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Kelkesh12345 |
17. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Jun 25 2008, 6:25 PM EDT
Hahahahaha...Cap Locks stuck? 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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CiberZSlayer |
18. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Jan 27 2009, 6:08 PM EST
YES I ACCEDENTLY DRIPED SOME SUPER GLUE ON ITDo you find this valuable? |
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podthegod |
19. RE: How a zombie could come arise
Jan 28 2009, 5:49 PM EST
has anyone read the book "cell" by Steven king? In it human thoughts are erased by radio waves. Anyway the survivors talk about a theory that if you get rid of every thing in the human brain, i mean every thing. thoughts, instinct, everything. The only thing that can't be erased is the instinct to kill. so maybe zombies might be blank minded humans
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