Throughout recent years, the idea of the zombie has slowly evolved. From its lowly beginnings as a corpse given life, shuffling slowly after its victims, the modern zombie has been heavily influenced by the world around us. While some zombies still retain their green skin and hunger for brain attitude, others are far different.
One of the earliest writings of a zombie-like creature came from the Haitian folk lore, where corpses were given life by the act of necromancy, and had to be controlled by the sorcerer as they had no mind of their own. The Haitian tales quickly took hold during the United States occupation of Haiti, where a number of stories regarding the zombie emerged, which led on to widespread books such as William Seabrook’s “The Magic Island”.
With the growing risk of a wide-spread virus, the zombie virus has expanded as well. Rather than being summoned by necromancers, the modern zombie is an infection spread by biting, causing the victim to go through an agonizing change while the virus takes hold, before finally they fall into the life of a zombie. …show more content…
While uncommon, this parasite can be known to infect humans, which produces a similar result, along with a higher rate of casualties than normal, particularly in road-related incidents. This parasite has been used as a way to increase awareness of both wide-spread infections and to greater spread awareness on the risk of a zombie style outbreak happening around the