Hello, my name is Adam Wallis. I am proffesor of Zombie studies at the university of Liverpool, England. I have written a definitive guide on how it works, and what to do and not to do should the disease take flight, agagin.
The first thing we must appreicate about Zombieism, is that it is an illness. Something that can not be helped, and is for the rest of life itself. The second thing we must realise is that the bite is not actually a bite, the "Zombies"(I use the term loosely as you shall see) impart the disease onto said persons skin, causing a violent reddening and gash like marks, not actually bite marks. This saliva then seeps throught the pores of the skin and into the bloodstream. The saliva engulfs red blood cells essentially suffocating them. This is what people pre-conceived to be the cause of death, however, the saliva is rich in oxygen and actually keeps all organs alive, hence, the reanimation of the dead. The cause of death is the brain. The brain now recognises foreign bodies and send white blood cells and all it's defences. which are rendered useless on first touch. The brain then thinks it has lost due to the lack of effect its resources have had, so it shuts down. This is the cause of death. The salviaous red blood cells (SRBC) then collect together where they rest (they can not be pumped due to no signals being formed in the brain,) and create like a clot. Then, they do something incredible, the re-animate the organs. Firstly it takes place in the heart, it clings to the muscles of the heart and pulsates, the heart then begins to work due to the SRBC, the rest of the SRBC then are pumped round the body. The lungs go next, then the liver, then so on and forth. The last is the brain, which assumes it has come out of a coma, yet, due to the SRBC it has a slowed pace and all it's nerve endings covered in the said SRBC, giving the "Zombies" their slow nature and dowzed appearence. The brain is then manipulated to spread the disease. The nerve endings send mixed messages and cause violent outbursts and a hunger. The hunger is fasinating, it is not that they want to eat flesh and humans, it is the brain that tells them that they should eat whatever is in most supply, hence humans. The removal of the head to kill them, simply works because the brain cannot cause movement, all organs are still alive but they can not move or eat. The other fasinating thing is that they retain all emotional ties and attachments and new emotions can fester from situations and new events.
So, that's how it works and so you know the facts. Now after the outbreak of the plague in 2012,(Some people claim the end of the Aztec calender symbolised the start os the disease, however, it is just a theory.) leading French scientist, Jaque Cardon, created a dosing formula, which cleaned the nerve endings and they could function the a lesser extent in society. Their bodies now however have now become to reject the formula and are re-mainpulating into the SRBC. So incase the cure becomes completely redundant, here is the survival guide that I think you will need to survive.
Rule one, Get a weapon. When people think weapon they pressume gun, however any fair sized object will suffice. My wife killed her mother using a kettle. My son killed his tacher using a chair, and I killed my best friend with an electric guitar. Things out of plastic are useless, you need something with a bit of umph behind it. A gun would also be useful, but not a neccisity.
Rule two, stick together. Human nature, for some reason, dictates that we should look after ourselves above everyone else, please do not do this. Stay together and don't lost your humanity.
Rule three, don't use cars that aren't yours, unless you see the driver is dead. I know this rule seems bizzare, but you only have to look at the petrol station accident in Washington. A man has escaped the horde and went into a petrol station to look for survivors/weapons. A woman of twenty then ran by saw the empty car, jumped in and attempted to take the car to escape, she has pressumed the driver was dead. He then came out of the station and shot her in the head. So be careful.
Rule four, stay away from fast food chains. Chains such as Mcdonalds have an extra chemical in their food called Yoamix. The chemical draws "Zombies" towards you, so if you go near it, your clothes and skin will smell of the stuff giving them an automatic track on you. So stay away.
Rule five, Don't die. I know this seems like i'm pointing out the obvious, but so many people give up. Quite simply don't.
They are the basic rules that will survive. Of course others are applicable, such as always check people to make sure they are not carrying a mark as they will kill you when they turn. Make sure "zombies" aren't in the back seat. Always have ammo or an axe(A personal favourite). But they have been known since the first zombie films.
Good luck.
Dr. Adam Wallis
