What caused the virus in The Walking Dead?

According to “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” season two finale, the virus originated at a biomedical facility in France. Robert Kirkman purposefully withheld the origins of the TWD zombies when he wrote his comic book series, and he never even comes close to unraveling the mystery throughout the entire narrative.

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How did The Walking Dead virus start?

How did the zombie apocalypse start in The Walking Dead? The Walking Dead: World Beyond's post-credits scene takes place at a biomedical facility in France, which seems to be where the Walking Dead zombie virus originated.

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Is the whole world infected in The Walking Dead?

3 How It Spreads

It's obvious in any piece of zombie fiction that an outbreak can spread through bites, but each series tackles the details differently. TWD shocked both the characters and the viewers when it was found out that every person in the world was already infected and would turn once they died.

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Who is the first person to get the virus on walking dead?

Gloria The first confirmed infected seen in the Walking Dead universe, and Nick's girlfriend.

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Do they cure the virus in The Walking Dead?

Because The Walking Dead universe has already established there is no cure, it seems unlikely one will be introduced later on. While the radiation development in Fear the Walking Dead may prove useful for some scenarios, it's not a cure-all for the zombie virus.

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The Origin Of The Walking Dead Virus Explained And Why It Doesn't Matter

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Is Rick immune to the virus?

Is anyone immune to The Walking Dead virus? No one is immune to it and no one will become immune to it. In the world of The Walking Dead, when someone dies, they become a zombie and there is no way around that. They don't even need to be bitten or infected.

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Who is immune to the virus in The Walking Dead?

Nobody In The Walking Dead Is Immune To The Virus

While, at times, Morgan is immune in The Walking Dead because he uses the scent of death to mask his identity, he is not actually immune to the zombie plague. No one is immune to it and no one will become immune to it.

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When did the zombie apocalypse start?

Origins. The myth of the zombie originated in Haiti in the 17th and 18th centuries when African slaves were brought in to work on sugar plantations under the rule of France.

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How did the zombie apocalypse start in the last of us?

The outbreak that causes the entire world to collapse in The Last of Us comes from a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus, and our non-zombie zombies come from this fungus and the infection it causes. Cordyceps are parasitic fungi that usually attack insects, arthropods, or other fungi.

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What year did the zombie apocalypse start in The Walking Dead?

All of the graves are dated with 2010 as the death date. His entire family died in 2010 and not even a year had passed in the show. It is most likely the zombie outbreak started in 2010. "The Last Light" confirms the apocalypse began on August 26, 2010.

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Can you eat the infected walking dead?

There have been instances of infection where open wounds have made contact with zombies. Eating zombie flesh is fatal instead of being contagious. The virus appears only to affect humans and results in the death of other organisms when infected.

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Why don t the zombies rot in walking dead?

The walkers decompose many times slower than the the normal human body it may take even decades for a walker to fully decompose. Most of the walkers are the ones who turned first and since it's only 2 years into the apocalypse there are still plenty of walker around.

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How long was Rick in a coma?

At the end of the first season, a flashback reveals that Shane (Jon Bernthal) left Rick behind as chaos erupted in the hospital. About a month later, Rick came out of his coma and found himself alone. Surviving that long without food and water is unlikely, especially in his state.

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How did everyone get sick in The Walking Dead?

They later suggested it could have been the Marburg Virus which includes a number of severe symptoms. They said: “It could have been from either the pigs or the walkers.” Other fans of the show suggested the infection could have come from animals.

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What did the doctor whisper to Rick?

Just before Rick leaves the CDC, Jenner whispers something in his ear: Everyone is infected. Whether you're bitten or scratched by a walker or not, you will become a zombie once you die. Rick doesn't reveal the news to the rest of the group until the Season 2 finale.

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What happened to other countries in The Walking Dead?

Europe is basically decimated and overrun. The last country to try and hold out was France, but even they collapsed under the pressure of the undead (and likely bandits) only a few weeks before the start of season one.

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Who was Patient Zero in The Walking Dead?

Gloria is the first character to die in Season 1. On Talking Dead, showrunner Dave Erickson confirmed that Gloria is "Patient Zero" of the zombie apocalypse in the entire TV universe. She is also the first character to die across the whole TV universe.

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How long does it take to become a bloater?

In the game, an infected human had to remain intact for more than a decade to become a Bloater, but it also took someone a couple of days to turn zombie-like after encountering the fungus. In the show, Joel says no one lasts more than a day before turning, which implies that Bloaters may need less time to gestate too.

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Which is the first zombie?

Instead, the distinction of being the first zombie movie is usually awarded to Victor Halperin's 1932 opus, White Zombie.

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Where did the zombies come from in walking dead?

How did the zombie apocalypse start in The Walking Dead? The Walking Dead: World Beyond's post-credits scene takes place at a biomedical facility in France, which seems to be where the Walking Dead zombie virus originated.

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Does zombie virus exist?

After COVID-19, the thought of a widespread pandemic that turns people into zombies is certainly plucked from the deepest corners of our most terrifying nightmares. Scientifically, there's no such thing as a zombie virus. But zombie narratives are often rooted in scientific truth about how infections spread.

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What is the zombie disease called?

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – The highly infectious Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), also known as zombie deer disease, has been discovered in Bexar County.

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Is Carl immune to Walkers?

2) CARL IS IMMUNE

But given the rules of the series, Carl would still die from the infection caused by the bite in this scenario, which shoots a big hole through it as a means of keeping Carl alive.

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Why did Morgan go crazy?

Morgan has become mentally unstable as Duane was killed by Morgan's undead wife, and refuses to rejoin Rick's group. In season 5, Morgan is shown to have recovered from his mental break and learns that Rick is in Virginia. He eventually reunites with his old friend.

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Who spread the flu in walking dead?

When informed by Rick of the death of Violet the pig and a sick boar discovered in the woods, Hershel notes that, pre-apocalypse, some diseases were spread by pigs and birds. They conclude that everyone in the cell block could be infected by an aggressive strain of the flu.

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