Is Zombie Apocalypse Possible?

Hi friends, Hope you are doing well. Today we will discuss about Zombies. We will get to know that is there any possibility that the zombie apocalypse is nearby.

Introduction

After coping with COVID-19 virus people are going to believe on more deadly outbreak in the near future such as Zombie Outbreak. Actually, in most of the fictional movies, games, novels, dramas and even in cartoons this scenario is shown where all of a sudden the whole mankind turn into zombies and start hunting those who are not infected yet.

But despite of all this fictional work today we will see that is there real zombies present in our world? The answer of this question is a big YES! Let's take a look on different Zombies present in today's world.

Zombie Ants

Many species of fungi can be dangerous, often because they are toxic to animals, but there is one fungi named Ophiocordyceps especially frightening. The Ophiocordyceps is a genus of fungi that has more than 200 species, and mycologists are still counting.

These species of fungus “target” and infect various insects through their spores. After infection takes place, the parasitic fungus takes control of the insect’s mind, altering its behavior to make the propagation of fungal spores more likely.

The Ophiocordyceps “feed” on the insects they attach to, growing into and out of their bodies until the insects die. One of these species, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sensu lato, specifically infects, controls, and kills carpenter ants, native to North America.

When Ophiocordyceps unilateralis infect carpenter ants, they turn them into zombies. The ants become compelled to climb to the top of elevated vegetation, where they remain affixed and die. The high elevation allows the fungus to grow and later spread its spores widely.

Researchers from Pennsylvania State (Penn State) University found that fungus takes full control of the ants’ muscle fibers, forcing them to move as it “wants” them to.

Zombie Spiders

Last year, zoologist Philippe Fernandez-Fournier from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and colleagues made a chilling discovery in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

They found that a previously unknown species of the Zatypota wasp can manipulate spiders from the Anelosimus eximius species to an extent that they turned into zombies.

Spiders infected with Zatypota larva exhibited bizarre behavior, leaving their colony to weave tightly-spun, cocoon-like webs in remote locations.

When the researchers opened these artificial “cocoons,” they found Zatypota larvae growing inside. The Zatypota wasps lay eggs on the abdomen of spiders. When the egg hatches and the wasp larva emerges, it starts feeding on the spider and begins to take control of its body.

When the larva has gained full control of its host, it turns it into a zombie like creature that is compelled to stray away from its mates and spin the cocoon-like nest that will allow the larva to grow into the adult wasp.

Zombie Plants

In 2014, researchers from the John Innes Centre in Norwich, United Kingdom, found that certain bacteria, known as “Phytoplasma,” turn some plants into “zombies.”

The bacteria which insects disseminate infect plants such as goldenrods, which have yellow flowers. The infection causes the goldenrods to put out a leaf-like extensions instead of their usual blooms.

These leaf-like growths attract more insects, which allows the bacteria to “travel” widely and infect other plants. While the transformation does not cause the plant to die.

Human zombies?

But can humans turn into zombies, too? In the 1990s, Dr. Chavannes Douyon and Prof. Roland Littlewood decided to investigate whether Haitian zombies reanimated, but mindless humans were a real possibility.

Dr. Douyon and Prof. Littlewood examined the three “zombies,” and found that they had not been the victims of an evil spell. Instead, medical reasons could explain their Zombification.

The first “zombie” had catatonic schizophrenia, a rare condition that makes the person act as though they are walking in a stupor. The second person had experienced brain damage, and also had epilepsy, while the third appeared merely to have a learning disability.

But there is also a specific psychiatric disorder called Cotard’s syndrome that can cause people to act like zombies. This is because they are under the delusion that they are dead or decomposing.

Conclusion

Now let us see that is there any possibility that Zombie Apocalypse possible? From above types of

Zombies we think there is no possibility but yes, one possibility is there. Rabbis. This is the type of illness which is caused by the bite of the infected dog and it can transfer from human to other human too if he bite.

This infection can spread using flu virus just like a Corona virus. But if that happens that will be a huge disaster for the whole mankind. Also, this will be an engineered virus form which will spread to kill the humanity. So anything could happen in the future. We should be ready to cope with any danger existing in the near future.