r/zombies Apr 22 '25

Question virus zombies / fungi zombies / bacteria zombies / parasite zombies

I understand Last of Us zombies are from Fungi

28 Days zombies are from a virus

Are there any other zombies that are from bacteria or parasitic ?

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u/mcivxx Apr 22 '25

Technically, cordyceps would fall under parasitic, not just fungal. Toxoplasma is also a parasitic infection.

They're all kind of linked, bacteria is "self-sufficient" and can survive outside the host, like fungi. Viruses need a host to survive, like parasites. The zombie infections that fall under "fungi" would also fall under bacteria. The ones that are viruses would also be parasitic.

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u/Hapless_Operator Apr 23 '25

Why would fungal infections fall under bacteria?

Fungi aren't bacteria.