Zombie Anatomy Taxonomy How to identify types of

Zombie Anatomy & Taxonomy How to identify types of Zombies & their Traits

Zombie Anatomy • Zombie brains have certain important characteristics • They suffer from Consciousness Deficit Hypoactivity Disorder or CDHD • This affects human brains differently and produces different types of zombies • Identifying the different types will allow us avoid these undead regardless of their types. Enter information on this slide. Choose a part of the brain. Identify it, describe what it does (briefly in one sentence), and then make up a piece of information about what zombification does to that part of the brain.

Before and After: The Living and the Dead Alive • There are subtle yet notable differences between the living and the dead. • Sometimes these differences are very obvious but in some cases they are not • The living often have very cool hair, nice shoes, and love to accessorize with coffee, tea, water, etc. and electronic devices Dead • The dead have crappy hair; their shoes are often gone • They may have signs of horrific injury or snack marks • Their shoes might be gone or torn up • Sometimes they are accompanied by the smell of rotting flesh “before/after” by Mike Kloran

Carriers “carriers” & “creeps” by Mike Kloran Carriers are often disoriented; displaying signs of infection such as fever Creeps may appear human at first glance They may act as though they are injured They are likely fresh with little sign of decay Carriers may become defensive or aggressive; they may behave secretively as if they are hiding something Creeps are reanimated by parasites

Medicals & Tickers Medicals • These zombies may or may not look like patients • They are reanimates through chemical or biological means Tickers • These are reanimated by radiation; they can possibly be found near nuclear facilities • They are highly radioactive “medicals” & “tickers” by Mike Kloran

Runners & Shufflers • Shufflers move very slowly • Their shoes are gone and their legs or feet are badly injured • Runners usually display signs of injury; they may have some natural color • Often their shoes are gone but sometimes they retain them. • Sometimes they were good runners before they died “runners” & “shufflers” by Mike Kloran

Importance of Identifying Zombie Characteristics • It is a matter of life or death that you be able to spot the subtle difference amongst the undead • It is equally important that people be able to spot the differences amongst the living and the undead • If you see one of the undead, depending on their characteristics, it may be better to hide – as in the case of runners and tickers or to fight and kill them – as in the case of medicals and shufflers. • For those who are suspected carriers, calling in your friendly neighborhood CDC will help to avoid potential further infection.