How come the water is not infected?

[Re1ndeer]

With the Rain, could there be sort of acid rain effect and the rain could get infected?

[Ra1th]

acid rain doesnt really have anything to do with the zombies, i think you guys are overthinking this issue.

[Re1ndeer]

I knew I was stretching it with the acid rain.

But, back to the main idea, could the local rivers and streams be contaminated?

[Eviebae]

they did, but remember, they're in LA, it rains like 5 days a year

I used to live in California--it has a rainy season and rarely rains any other time of the year. Some years it doesn't rain at all, other years (like this year) you have apocalyptic rains. The thing I missed most was thunder, it hardly ever thundered.

[Ra1th]

I used to live in California--it has a rainy season and rarely rains any other time of the year. Some years it doesn't rain at all, other years (like this year) you have apocalyptic rains. The thing I missed most was thunder, it hardly ever thundered.

yeah this year had some crazy rain but i think last year (or maybe the year before that) it barely rained at all. it comes and goes,

[wooly]

I would guess that whatever the infectious agent is, it does not survive outside of the host organism very long but is passed only by direct contact. The survivors have been in close contact on so many occasions but only infected by direct injury.

If it were otherwise, say airborne or even long-living on exposed surfaces or fluids, then everyone would have turned by now. They live in a filthy, bloody & dead environment. Just cleaning up after an attack would have infected the cleanup crew. I seem to recall the extent of their personal protective gear being gloves and shower curtains at one point. From a biological defense point of view that is laughable, yet none were infected.

The scene at the Arena with humans hiding in a pile of mutilated corpses tends to prove this as well. There is no way that in that vile & juicy pile of creature-killed corpses that they did not come across blood or saliva from a creature - they were covered in goo. Yet no infection.

[nikvoodoo]

I knew I was stretching it with the acid rain.

But, back to the main idea, could the local rivers and streams be contaminated?

This returns us to the main crux of the issue of what has caused the outbreak. Viruses can be delivered through a water supply, but if its something else, getting into a lake or stream may not help transmit it to others.

Good thread. It's aspoloding!

[Ra1th]

I would guess that whatever the infectious agent is, it does not survive outside of the host organism very long but is passed only by direct contact. The survivors have been in close contact on so many occasions but only infected by direct injury.

If it were otherwise, say airborne or even long-living on exposed surfaces or fluids, then everyone would have turned by now. They live in a filthy, bloody & dead environment. Just cleaning up after an attack would have infected the cleanup crew. I seem to recall the extent of their personal protective gear being gloves and shower curtains at one point. From a biological defense point of view that is laughable, yet none were infected.

The scene at the Arena with humans hiding in a pile of mutilated corpses tends to prove this as well. There is no way that in that vile & juicy pile of creature-killed corpses that they did not come across blood or saliva from a creature - they were covered in goo. Yet no infection.

*clap clap clap* that was awesome! I think u just hit the nail on its head

[Re1ndeer]

The scene at the Arena with humans hiding in a pile of mutilated corpses tends to prove this as well. There is no way that in that vile & juicy pile of creature-killed corpses that they did not come across blood or saliva from a creature - they were covered in goo. Yet no infection.

That scene confused me. I assumed that it was a pile of their dead. I didn't understand why they didn't get infected.

[Ra1th]

is it a pile of HUMAN dead, not zombies is it? humans they killed but werent able to eat at the time or are they the dead zombie corpses that got dragged back and piled up?

so either Kc has an explanation for this or... WHOA whats that whooshing sound i hear? gasp! it's a PLOT HOLE!