Category: R140
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R140 Influences from Real Life
Two big influences created the R140 “zoms”. One being Cathinone drug users, seen in other blogs. The other is classic rabies, which is vastly more known about and more common than Mokola is. The scariest thing is that neither human nor dog look rabid at the onset. Their behavior could easily be mistaken for many…
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The Difference Between the Undead and the Infected
This issue practically causes brawls in the zombie fan world. The author is well aware. Sadly, she has inadvertently added to the controversy by characters referring to the Infected as “Zombies.”
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USAMRIID
To understand what USAMRIID is, let ’em use their own words! Below are quotes from USAMRIID’s website regarding the Special Pathogens Lab, where a virus like R140 would be … ooh, creepy stuff, huh? No, USAMRIID did not make R140, or anything in the Resident Evil franchise, including aggressive undead Dobermans. But USAMRIID may not…
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Flagstaff (Arizona) Rabies Strain Cont. to Mutate & Spread
Check out how a virus can mutate. Flagstaff strain of classic rabies has changed in a startling way. It is spreading among foxes and skunks by means of socializing between animals that aren’t showing symptoms. So, the fox and skunk version of a kiss! Just by being in close proximity to each other, a non-symptomatic…
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What is a Lyssavirus?
Lyssavirus The recent discovery of lyssavirus sequences from amphibians and reptiles challenges the mammalian origin of lyssaviruses. There is an 85% likelihood that these viruses originated in Palearctic. Definition: The Palearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas and North…
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CDC Updates its Zombie Prep Guide
Below are a few items you should include in your kit, for a full list visit the CDC Emergency page. For R140 zoms, include in your kit water guns, preferably rapid fire super soakers. Add carpeting and duct tape. Also, bring piles of newspaper and more duct tape.
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Real Zombie Drugs
(Originally posted on October 13, 2021.) In 2010s, people started referring to flakka (aka gravel) and bath salts as ‘zombie drugs.’ This was because of the way these drugs affect users. This is going to irritate the Living Dead cult. They want the Z-word reserved for the undead. Apologies for that in advance. The characters…
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No Need for Airborne
NatGeo once got into the infected zombie game. Experts talk about rabies going airborne. There is no need for an airborne version of a lyssavirus, though this concept is obviously popular. An airborne with aggression and violence as symptoms would burn so fast that it would extinguish quickly. Contagious pathogens have a track record of…