Originally posted by Galan007Well, since the nature of the Z outbreak hasn't been explored in the books iirc we can't be 100% it's a virus or if it would even count as a disease in a healthy, not-bitten person, imo.
Here's my question: WWZ zombies didn't try to attack people who had any kind of ailment, right? Well since everyone in TWD is infected with the Walker-virus, wouldn't that essentially make them 'invisible' to the WWZ zombies?
^ Kirkman has referred to it as a virus a few times in Letter Hacks and interviews.
Anyway, I remember Brad Pitt's character becoming 'invisible' to the WWZ zombies within seconds of injecting himself with that sickness toward the end -- he certainly showed no visible symptoms, yet was still camouflaged from them nonetheless. It's all about what they sense within you... I'd be inclined to think a Walker scourge would show up on their radar. /shrug
Nowadays there are probably a few hundred people total if you were to merge the populaces of Alexandria, Hilltop, Kingdom, and Sanctuary. IF you're also including The Whisperers, however, their totality alone numbers in the thousandS -- but that includes the undead zombies that exist among them, so...
The problem is that WWZ zombies are a LOT f*cking faster/stronger than the characters of TWD are used to dealing with. They'd likely get swarmed before they even knew what hit them. /shrug