it's semantics really. we know that everyone turns when they die but it could be that the bite itself causes death, like poisoning the body. Which is why Herschel didn't die or turn because they cut his leg before it spread.

I still have not figured out zombie physiology.

My understanding is that the victim actually dies and then the actuating organism reanimates the nervous system. All other systems - circulatory, respiratory - remain dead, and the flesh begins to decompose. The nervous system is able to contract muscles to cause the zombie to lurch into mobility, and the optical, auditory, and olfactory nerves still carry information to the brain. The zombie's need to feed is an instinctual remnant.

Yet, the governors scientist says that zombies still 'starve', but at a slower rate - which indicates that they need to feed and are digesting their human prey. The next logical implication is that these zombies should be pooping. I know they aren't much into hygiene and personal grooming, so why aren't we seeing zombies walking around with bulging pant-loads of zombie excrement? Why aren't these walking corpses with pantloads engulfed in a cloud of flies and crawling with maggots? We should be know they are coming just from the buzzing of their flies and their fetid pioli smell.

ROFL

I hadn't thought of that.

George Romero presents: "Diarrhea of the Dead"

Don't spend to much time on zombie physiology. It'll drive you mad.

see in my mind that's not the same at ALL. he is alive BECAUSE they chopped off his leg before the contagion from the zombie bite traveled up his leg into the rest of him.
again...look back at the dude who was bit...but it wasn't anything even close to a mortal would...and he started getting sick and asked to be left behind. I believe, as did the characters on the show, that he was gonna turn. personally I'd have asked for a bullet to the brain rather than be left behind to turn into one of those things.

Human bites can be infectious as well.

something else I've noticed.....it's not been quite a while since the outbreak. and as was pointed out, seems like everytime someone is attacked they are completely consumed. so why are most of the zombies still so day juicy? I mean damn....it they've been walking dead for over a year now, there wouldn't be much juice left. they'd be all shirvelled up. like mummy looking things.

man I'm really giving this too much thought....

This. The bite causes a fatal infection that kills. Once the person dies, they turn (as does everyone in the Walking Dead world). They stopped the infection from spreading by amputating Herschel's leg, thus saving him.

in the world of The Walking Dead...yeah I can dig that. cause everyones infected. but now you've got me running down a different rabit hole....
so everyones already infected so it shouldn't make any damn difference whether you're bit by a live dude or a zombie....because you already have it.
so why in the hell did that dude from season 1 have such a damn hard time being bit by a zombie. it's like it was a storyline MISTAKE?!?

http://www.cracked.com/article_18683...l-quickly.html

Science again ruins zombie movies.

thanks!
wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. I'm just glad she's gone...
cause....SHUTTHE****UPALREADYYOUANNOYINGBITCH!

not only because I hate her frigging GUTS...but as a huge horror fan, I'd really have liked to have seen the baby born a zombie. that woulda been awesome. and somebody mentioned the nursery earlier....those wussies....they shoulda done it.

I'll never forget when King's Pet Sematary was made into a movie.....I was thinking, they CAN'T REALLY have a kid as young as Gage is in the book play that part in the movie!!!! yup. they did! awesome.
not as cool as zombie infants (see Dawn Of The Dead for the most awesome zombie newborn EVER. good job Mekhi! your boys swim!)

PS - spoilers somewhere for future use

really cool article. rep to you sir.
that was pretty entertaining. made me laugh several times and I learned that there is zombie porn out there. wow. I don't even....
one sentence started out....
"It's generally accepted by zombie experts…."

hahahaha
that cracked me up.

Interesting. So they've never showed someone get bit, then turn without dying first? I'm trying to remember what happened with Andrea's sister.

Amy completely died and was laying on the ground for a minute. Then she opened her eyes and they were all cloudy. Then Andrea shot her in the head.

Didn't even realize that, pretty sweet