Brad Pitt & World War Z

[Fairplay]

Originally Posted by BWillie

This zombie fad is getting out of control. Its so stupid. I saw something on the history channel last night that had hand picked professors and scientists claiming a zombie apocalyse could actually happen. Bullshhhhhhttt. Willl could and never will happen. So stupid

In a sense it could happen, suppose a disease is unleashed and spreads like a common cold and it is like a horrible aids type virus. Suppose it gets to the point where going out in public could very well get you infected. Soon it would be the us against them mentality, paranoia over who is infected and who isn't would set in. Everyday living turns into chaos, no more 9-5 job you are living for your survival at this point. Going out in public is not an option, those that have the terminal disease see the ones not infected as the enemy and they start attacking them.

Is this a possibility in this day, I would say yes.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Fairplay

In a sense it could happen, suppose a disease is unleashed and spreads like a common cold and it is like a horrible aids type virus. Suppose it gets to the point where going out in public could very well get you infected. Soon it would be the us against them mentality, paranoia over who is infected and who isn't would set in. Everyday living turns into chaos, no more 9-5 job you are living for your survival at this point. Going out in public is not an option, those that have the terminal disease see the ones not infected as the enemy and they start attacking them.

Is this a possibility in this day, I would say yes.

You think a virus is going to make humans eat other humans? Really

[kaplin42]

Originally Posted by BWillie

This zombie fad is getting out of control. Its so stupid. I saw something on the history channel last night that had hand picked professors and scientists claiming a zombie apocalyse could actually happen. Bullshhhhhhttt. Willl could and never will happen. So stupid

Originally Posted by Fairplay

In a sense it could happen, suppose a disease is unleashed and spreads like a common cold and it is like a horrible aids type virus. Suppose it gets to the point where going out in public could very well get you infected. Soon it would be the us against them mentality, paranoia over who is infected and who isn't would set in. Everyday living turns into chaos, no more 9-5 job you are living for your survival at this point. Going out in public is not an option, those that have the terminal disease see the ones not infected as the enemy and they start attacking them.

Is this a possibility in this day, I would say yes.

There is this form of a virus called a Prion that can cause traditional zombie-esque symptoms. Uncoordinated movement, highly aggressive nature, can't really think at a high level, so one would only follow basic level instincts, like attacking and eating everyting.

Zombies coming back from the dead and devouring the human race, not so much, but a biological weapon, or natural, but yet undiscovered disease, probably a lot more possible than you would really want to think about.

[Ebolapox]

Originally Posted by kaplin42

There is this form of a virus called a Prion that can cause traditional zombie-esque symptoms. Uncoordinated movement, highly aggressive nature, can't really think at a high level, so one would only follow basic level instincts, like attacking and eating everyting.

Zombies coming back from the dead and devouring the human race, not so much, but a biological weapon, or natural, but yet undiscovered disease, probably a lot more possible than you would really want to think about.

few things...

1) a prion is NOT a virus. it is a misfolded protein that causes other proteins to be misfolded, causing aggregates in brain tissue.

2) that isn't really the best characterization of symptoms of prions, actually. aggression isn't really noted (aside from a bit of psychosis) and 'basic level instincts' also isn't completely accurate.

3) Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is a prion that infects humans, but it's not easily spread--it's only spread by ingesting/eating the prion (usually among tribes that eat brain matter).

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Ebolapox

3) Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is a prion that infects humans, but it's not easily spread--it's only spread by ingesting/eating the prion (usually among tribes that eat brain matter).

I didn't think it was known exactly how much (or how little) prion infected food one needed to eat to develop the disease.