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Old 03-05-2018, 10:49 AM   #4
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Default Re: Zombies and Disease

Also, rotting is the default state of a zombie. If a living creature rots, it's sick - but the zombie doesn't get sick no matter what you infest it with. Just like it doesn't get tired, or thirsty, or starved or anything else that living creatures do.
Likewise, a lot of diseases actually require a living host - once the metabolism stops, decay organisms take over.

And if some or all diseases are actually caused by "disease spirits" ... well, there's already an evil spirit in residence in a zombie. Move on, this one's taken ... unless, of course, they stay aboard as passengers and jump off onto people the zombie attacks. Which could explain why in many fRPGs zombies are one of the few things that causes infected wounds.
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