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MisterMisfit · 09/02/2012, 08:40 am

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As revealed in episode 2, infection isn't spread by a zombie bite... but then why does episode 3 throw this out? For example, the Macon girl is treated like a lost cause cos her leg was bitten. And then of course the biggest example being Duck suffering a small bite.

Gregory2012 · 09/02/2012, 08:43 am

The screaming girl outside the pharmacy was surrounded by walkers whereas Duck was bitten on his leg.

Bcroft · 09/02/2012, 08:44 am

The bite does spread infection they were saying you dont have to be bit, you cn just die

rachellouise85 · 09/02/2012, 08:46 am

The bite kills you, it doesn't turn you into a zombie (walker). You will become one however you die, unless you die from something that destroys your brain.

Drbg · 09/02/2012, 08:46 am

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Originally Posted by MisterMisfit

*SPOILERS BELOW*

As revealed in episode 2, infection isn't spread by a zombie bite... but then why does episode 3 throw this out? For example, the Macon girl is treated like a lost cause cos her leg was bitten. And then of course the biggest example being Duck suffering a small bite.

The bite is 100 percent lethal. If the bitten part can be amputated you can survive.

skepticalguy90 · 09/02/2012, 08:47 am

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Originally Posted by Drbg

The bite is 100 percent lethal.

Unless you chop off the affected limb immediately.

Saracenar · 09/02/2012, 08:55 am

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Originally Posted by skepticalguy90

Unless you chop off the affected limb immediately.

Didn't you read the second sentence right after that?

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The bite is 100 percent lethal. If the bitten part can be amputated you can survive.

I would agree with the previous posters that a bite is fatal and however you die you become a zombie, but then it would make me look like a hypocrite, considering what I just said above.

rachellouise85 · 09/02/2012, 09:01 am

Yeah, though people so far in the game haven't been that lucky with amputations. xd they would need to find a proper doctor or even better, a surgeon. She would likely die before that happened.

Kiel555 · 09/02/2012, 09:06 am

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Originally Posted by MisterMisfit

*SPOILERS BELOW*

As revealed in episode 2, infection isn't spread by a zombie bite... but then why does episode 3 throw this out? For example, the Macon girl is treated like a lost cause cos her leg was bitten. And then of course the biggest example being Duck suffering a small bite.

I can see how this would be confusing since the info comes from three different sources (the video game, the comics and the TV show). Let's just stick with the video game since the in game info provided is probably what we should be going by anyways.

1) If a person dies, for whatever reason, they reanimate as a walker. Unless, they died of massive head trauma like the Macon girl.

2) Reanimation happens pretty fast. How fast? Don't know....just fast.

3) If you get bit, you will get sick and die at a fast rate. Since you died...see item 1 above.

Hope this helps.

dubesor · 09/02/2012, 09:37 am

Bite kills you. Dieing with brain intact (no matter how) turns you into walker.
I don't see the question.

t0rec · 09/02/2012, 09:41 am

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Originally Posted by Kiel555

1) If a person dies, for whatever reason, they reanimate as a walker. Unless, they died of massive head trauma like the Macon girl.

2) Reanimation happens pretty fast. How fast? Don't know....just fast.

3) If you get bit, you will get sick and die at a fast rate. Since you died...see item 1 above.

This..

Also I think it's not the "zombie" infection in the bite itself that kills at a fast rate because we're already infected in the game. Could be other infections considering walkers won't care for the virtues of proper mouth hygiene.

For example in the natural world the komodo dragon hunts this way. Their saliva contains all kinds of nasty micro organisms and they looooove rotten meat. Usually they'll just bite a couple of times, stalk their prey till it croaks due to a festering sickness and then they'll feast. Maybe walkers are a bit like komodo dragons in that way.

Drbg · 09/02/2012, 09:44 am

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Originally Posted by Kiel555

2) Reanimation happens pretty fast. How fast? Don't know....just fast.

It varies. Duck lasted around 3 hours before he turned.

skepticalguy90 · 09/02/2012, 09:45 am

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Originally Posted by Saracenar

Didn't you read the second sentence right after that?

I would agree with the previous posters that a bite is fatal and however you die you become a zombie, but then it would make me look like a hypocrite, considering what I just said above.

He edited his post while I was typing mine.

Drbg · 09/02/2012, 09:48 am

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Originally Posted by skepticalguy90

He edited his post while I was typing mine.

No.

Kiel555 · 09/02/2012, 09:52 am

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Originally Posted by t0rec

This..

Also I think it's not the "zombie" infection in the bite itself that kills at a fast rate because we're already infected in the game. Could be other infections considering walkers won't care for the virtues of proper mouth hygiene.

For example in the natural world the komodo dragon hunts this way. Their saliva contains all kinds of nasty micro organisms and they looooove rotten meat. Usually they'll just bite a couple of times, stalk their prey till it croaks due to a festering sickness and then they'll feast. Maybe walkers are a bit like komodo dragons in that way.

Yeah...maybe...whatever is in a walker bite is fatal though in a short amount of time.

Kiel555 · 09/02/2012, 09:59 am

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It varies. Duck lasted around 3 hours before he turned.

What Drbg is saying only applies to how long it takes to die from a walker bite. Once you die, you reanimate into a walker at a fast rate. How fast...unknown...just fast. If we knew, say reanimation after death occured in say 5 minutes, then maybe Kenny could have waited say 2 minutes to confirm Larry was dead...but we don't have this kind of info yet and it may not be true.

Gman5852 · 09/02/2012, 10:55 am

The bite doesn't make you turn, but it DOES kill. The only way to survive a bite is to have wherever you were bitten to be IMMEDIATELY amputated.

QuarterPounderVlad · 09/02/2012, 11:06 am

Well, On Episode 3 you can see that the bite is... Lethal. Only a small bite can cause death, Such as on duck... They'll all turn when they die. It's inevitable.

Master of Aeons · 09/02/2012, 04:21 pm

Lee hasn't tried amputation yet. He probably has never been as desperate as Rick with a bite victim. Where was Duck bitten? It might have crossed Katjaa's mind if she hadn't been focused on saying goodbye to Duck and her family.

Awesoke · 09/02/2012, 04:27 pm

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Originally Posted by Master of Aeons

Lee hasn't tried amputation yet. He probably has never been as desperate as Rick with a bite victim. Where was Duck bitten? It might have crossed Katjaa's mind if she hadn't been focused on saying goodbye to Duck and her family.

Well, he was bitten on his back. No way could that be separated from the body without killing him.

09/02/2012, 08:40 am	#1
MisterMisfit Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 20	If It's Not the Bite that Does It, What's the Big Deal? SPOILERS BELOW As revealed in episode 2, infection isn't spread by a zombie bite... but then why does episode 3 throw this out? For example, the Macon girl is treated like a lost cause cos her leg was bitten. And then of course the biggest example being Duck suffering a small bite.

09/02/2012, 10:55 am	#17
Gman5852 The smartest moron Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: under your couch Posts: 5,898	The bite doesn't make you turn, but it DOES kill. The only way to survive a bite is to have wherever you were bitten to be IMMEDIATELY amputated. __________________ Sign up for Tribes:Ascend, its free FOR THE NEWBIES: Blue names=normal member Grey names=community mod(As in, NOT a Telltale employee, they just keep the peace here, that's it.) Red names=actual telltale employees.

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09/02/2012, 08:43 am	#2
Gregory2012 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 52	The screaming girl outside the pharmacy was surrounded by walkers whereas Duck was bitten on his leg.

09/02/2012, 08:44 am	#3
Bcroft Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 116	The bite does spread infection they were saying you dont have to be bit, you cn just die

09/02/2012, 08:46 am	#4
rachellouise85 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: England Posts: 334	The bite kills you, it doesn't turn you into a zombie (walker). You will become one however you die, unless you die from something that destroys your brain.

09/02/2012, 09:01 am	#8
rachellouise85 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: England Posts: 334	Yeah, though people so far in the game haven't been that lucky with amputations. xd they would need to find a proper doctor or even better, a surgeon. She would likely die before that happened.

09/02/2012, 09:37 am	#10
dubesor Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Europe Posts: 718	Bite kills you. Dieing with brain intact (no matter how) turns you into walker. I don't see the question.

09/02/2012, 11:06 am	#18
QuarterPounderVlad Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 586	Well, On Episode 3 you can see that the bite is... Lethal. Only a small bite can cause death, Such as on duck... They'll all turn when they die. It's inevitable.

09/02/2012, 04:21 pm	#19
Master of Aeons Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,684	Lee hasn't tried amputation yet. He probably has never been as desperate as Rick with a bite victim. Where was Duck bitten? It might have crossed Katjaa's mind if she hadn't been focused on saying goodbye to Duck and her family.