Facts About All Zombies

[SIZE=3]How People Turn[/SIZE]
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[*]Being bitten or scratched by an infected person.
[*]Contact with infected blood--and possibly other bodily fluids such as saliva--in a wound or other direct entry route into the body.
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[*]A Tower resident's journal revealed that fluids contact to undamaged skin had no affect.
[*]Riley says that she and Pegs witnessed people under attack coming into contact with infected blood and turning.
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[*]In the vast majority of cases turning takes place rapidly after exposure, anywhere between 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
[*]In a small minority of those exposed to a bite or blood, (ie: "Slow Turners") the change may take days, weeks or even months.
[*]It is unknown at present if anyone is permanently immune or resistant.
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[SIZE=3]How the Zombies Can Tell Where People Are[/SIZE]
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[*]As in humans, sight, smell, and hearing
[*]Particularly attracted to the smell of blood and the pheromones in sweat.

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[SIZE=3]Notable Facts[/SIZE]
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[*]Zombies rest and/or sleep.
[*]The zombies are cannibals.
[*]No animals have been observed to turn.
[*]Zombies seem to build a tolerance to chemicals and harmful impacts quickly (ie: homemade chloroform and bullets).
[*]Some zombies take more than one bullet to bring down.
[*]The zombies in L.A. were observed to carry both their dead victims and fellow zombies back to the the Arena.
[*]Not all zombies retrieve their dead as the L.A. zombies do. This fact is stated by Victor, near the Colony.
[*]Not all zombies use the the Arena as a home base. Some prefer to live on an island, etc.
[*]In general Zombies (especially regulars) hunt or roam in packs; but smaller numbers or single Zombies are encountered as well in almost any region.
[*]Although some Zombies or groups of Zombies are encountered during the daytime, only a few days after the outbreak the higher threat from Zombies is during the night.
[*]Clear distinction between zombies that [I]lead[/I] and zombies that [I]follow[/I].
[*]Burt mentioned that he believes that the smarter you were in life, the smarter you are as a zombie.
[*]Based on the descriptions from the main characters journals, the "zombies" are all described as having some sort of deformity or super human strength or ability.
[*]Uncertain whether zombies are actually dead. Necessity of food and sleep points otherwise.
[*]According to Tanya Zombies need food and air as normal living beings.
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