Question: Can humans become Zombies?

Nikki D'Arcy answered on 9 Mar 2016:

Hi

thanks for your question! Well, If you are thinking of zombies like in the movies who run around eating brains, then not quite. There are some diseases that can cause people to act a bit like that though! Rabies is one. People get infected with the virus after being bitten or scratched by an infected animal, often a bat or dog (lots of animals can carry rabies though). People with rabies get very sick and there is no cure. They behave strangely, maybe foaming at the mouth and trying to bite people, which might make people think they are zombies. other diseases like leprosy or something called necrosis causes skin to die and fall off, so people with those diseases may look like zombies too!

Thanks again