The Infected
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The Infected are the main antagonists of the films 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later. They play a much larger role in the sequel, as opposed to the first film.
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Rage does not directly cause the death of its host, but because the host is solely focused on infecting or killing the non-Infected, it causes those infected to become disinterested in self-nourishment which will eventually cause death by starvation. Since the virus causes those infected to act with no regard for self-preservation, they will not act to evade mortal danger, such as fire or chemical gas. The Infected experience spasms in the extremities, and their irises become blood red. They also vomit copious amounts of infectious blood. It has also been shown that the Infected use their sense of smell to find the uninfected and that trace amounts of products such as perfume or soap will attract them to the source.
The Infected are distinct from cinematic zombies; they are not the revived dead. Also, films such as the Night of the Living Dead, Return of the Living Dead, and Resident Evil series portray zombies as creatures that desire to consume living flesh. By contrast, while the Infected will attempt to bite their victims, it is usually as a means of either killing them (often by severing the main arteries in their neck) or spreading the virus. They are not shown to ingest any organic material, apparently due to said disregard for nourishment. Another key difference is that the Rage-infected victims are still living human beings and as such can be killed using conventional weapons that inflict fatal injuries.
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The Infected still have the same level of mobility as they did before becoming infected. Both films have also demonstrated that they do possess a rudimentary sense of spatial awareness. In 28 Weeks Later, the character Don Harris is shown to be able to manipulate such simplistic objects as blunt-force weapons. The Infected can be killed by conventional means though killing an infected human may be made more difficult by their adrenaline enhanced strength, endurance, and disregard for pain along with their own well being.
[edit] Trivia
- Ethan Van Sciver , Green Lantern writer and artist, officially stated in Issue #2 of Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps that the Red Lanterns, people wearing red power rings that spew dangerously acidic blood, were inspired by the Infected of 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later. He also mentioned that they were his favorite Lantern Corps.
[edit] External Links
- Lit of Fictional Diseases - Wikipedia.org
- The Infected - Zombiepedia
