Spores

Spores are the name of the airborne version of the Zombie Plague. They were first documented in October 2021 from extremely hungry undeads in the East Coast of the United States. It can be spread through the eyes, nose, mouth and open wounds.

Scientifically, Spores are flying bacteria caused by hungry undeads dying of starvation. This is shown as hungry undeads sneeze or cough the particles into the air around them. Spores normally die quickly in open air but can exist for long periods of time in enclosed spaces. If a survivor was to breathe in the bacteria, they'd contract The Plague and die a slow death. However, the fatality rate of the virus is shown to be about 50%, unlike its sister virus (The Plague) that has a 100% fatality rate.

In 2025, it was predicted that about 40% of the remaining zombie population had contracted Spores. Unlike humans, undeads did not die to the virus but were rather "enhanced". Some enhancements include a wider smell range, the ability to run faster than the normal undead as well as it being harder to instantly kill due to the bacteria in the brain. The undeads that are infected with Spores are commonly refereed to as "Stalkers".

Spores can also be seen by the human eye with the common description being; "a mist with white dust". Therefore, survivors who come across this description often avoid at any cost. However, gas masks are proven methods to avoid contracting the virus.