Zombie virus

The Zombie Virus also known Necro Ambulare is a extremely fatal and aggressive virus that turns the corpses of it's victims into zombies.

The virus is an ancient plague that has existed for as long as humanity with evidence of Zombie outbreaks throughout recorded human history.It is part of a group of pathogens called giant viruses which are not well understood. However, unlike most other giant viruses which are DNA based, NAV is RNA based making it a remarkably unique member of this group. Necro Ambulare is spread through bodily fluids blood, saliva etc usually the disease is contracted through the bite of an infected host. Once infected the victim has anywhere from 12 to 48 hours to live before the virus kills the victim. Symptoms include fever chills, numbness, Dementia, followed by coma and cardiac arrest. during this time, the virus hijacks the brain an alters the cells of the organ This new organ does not require blood flow to function and the cells produce oxygen thus negating the need to breathe. The now altered brain then reanimates the corpse as a mindless undead monster whose sole purpose is to seek out and devour living creatures spreading the virus as it does so. Although the time frame on reanimation varies, it usually occurs between 8 minutes to four hours after death. The disease is fatal to all known animal species but only humans and other apes reanimate as zombies at death. A curious side effect of infection is that infected flesh is rejected by scavengers as well as most species of microbes effectively embalming the zombie and slowing down the process of decay allowing undead specimens to function 3 to 5 years. currently there is no vaccine for the zombie virus and currently no work is being done on said endeavor thus the virus is labeled as a bsl 4 pathogen meaning it has no known cure or vaccine and so all safety protocalls must be taken when handling or studying the virus as it is 100% fatal.