The factor that separates the contaminated in “The Final of Us” from the common zombies you recognize and love, is that the contaminated cannot stay eternally. They don’t seem to be reanimated lifeless that rise from the grave, however individuals saved alive by the Cordyceps an infection. Ultimately, all contaminated die. The issue is that, even when the host physique can die, the an infection does not — it simply spreads. 

After the host dies, the fungus finally exits the physique, which regularly causes the previous host to stay to the wall or flooring. That is most typical with stalkers, given how little they transfer. In all circumstances, nevertheless, Cordyceps festers till it absolutely consumes its host after which spreads all through the setting through tendrils and vines. That is a part of why this franchise guidelines — it’s extra than simply supernatural ghouls or excessive rabies, it’s a very actual an infection blown out of proportion, utilizing precise science to dig deep into our nightmares and sow them proper again to us.