Can a zombie apocalypse happen? Yes! Check out six situations that can make our world equal to The Walking Dead

Yes! But not like the movies. The "zombie apocalypses" envisaged by science are, in fact, situations in which many living beings would have the same disease or disease. Their behavior would not necessarily be the same as that of fiction, but not less frightening. And it's not paranoia: The US and Canada already have primerbooks for the zombie apocalypse case. In all possible cases, the chance of widespread infection is great. Go get ready.

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THE COMING OF THE LIVING DEAD

Viruses, Drugs and even Nanorobots: We Walk to Zumbification Faster Than You Think ...

ITS HEAD THING

ORIGIN: Protozoan

ROLLING CHANCE: 4/5

Transmitted by blood, Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan capable of controlling the rat brain and may cause behavioral changes. Because the human brain is similar to that of rats, a protozoan mutation (something commonplace in genetics) would be enough to turn a bunch of insane. Doubt? Well, know that, at the moment, the common version of the bug is already in the body of half of the world population

WORSE THAN CRACOLAND

ORIGIN: Drugs

ROLLING CHANCE: 3/5

"Bath salts" are a cheap, inhaled, and swallowable drug that causes panic, paranoia, and violent behavior. In 2012, under her effect, a North American from New Jersey began to play part of her gut on cops. Another ate his pet dog and a third bit a neighbor's face. And, yes, the effects can be permanent

ATTACK OF THE CIBORGUES ZUMBIS

ORIGIN: Undead cell

ROLLING CHANCE: 4/5

Scientists at the University of New Mexico, USA, have created a stronger zombie cell than living cells. After death, she not only followed through with her duties, but performed them more efficiently. Scientists want to use nanotechnology expertise, which is half way to a mix of zombie apocalypse and machine rebellion

THE CHAOS AGENT

ORIGIN: Blood-transmissible protein

ROLLING CHANCE: 5/5

The symptoms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are familiar: delusions, contorted muscles, wandering without motor coordination ... Although rare, the disease is transmitted via blood and the agent responsible has a high capacity for mutation. This can make the disease more easily transmissible, as it already happens with another caused by it: mad cow disease

ENEMY INTIMATE

ORIGIN: Viruses in DNA

ROLLING CHANCE: 1/5

The human genome contains a dead virus called Borna - a discovery made by scientists at the University of Osaka in Japan. When applied to other species, it causes problems: infected horses, for example, become crazy, aggressive and suicidal. The question scientists ask is: can it ever have the same effect on humans?

I STEAL

ORIGIN: Nanorobots

ROLLING CHANCE: 2/5

Nanotechnology is already a reality in medicine and research shows that the robots remain active until a month after the person's death. Scientists now plan to use nanorobots to regenerate the brains of patients. With the advance of artificial intelligence, it would not be impossible for them to take over the brain and command the dead out there

Sources US Center for Disaster Control and Prevention, University of Michigan, Zombie Research Society, book The Zombie Survival Guide - Total Protection against the Undead, by Max Brooks, and When Zombies Attack! Article: Mathematical Modeling of an Outbreak Of Zombie Infection (various authors)