The airborne zombie-virus outbreak happens. Lots of people turn without being bit; other people don't. Do they ever explain why?
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3As far as the series goes, I think to remember that you have to die, in order to turn. As long as you stay alive, you wont turn.– bitmaskCommented Mar 7, 2014 at 15:33
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possible duplicate of Why are Walker bites in the Walking Dead fatal?– phantom42Commented Mar 7, 2014 at 15:34
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See also: In Walking Dead (TV), is it possible that a survivor becomes immune and Why hasn't Michonne turned in The Walking Dead?– phantom42Commented Mar 7, 2014 at 15:35
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1We see walkers all the time without immediately obvious wounds. The fact that you can't see the wounds of every walker in a swarm/mob doesn't mean they don't exist.– phantom42Commented Mar 7, 2014 at 15:52
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1@Hal Please add that quote to the question, and flesh out the question so it's clear what you're asking.– user1027Commented Mar 7, 2014 at 17:33
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It can be assumed, however, that an undetermined number of original "outbreak" cases involved recently-reanimated zombies that were relatively intact and "clean". This could indicate that the active form of the virus does in fact play a part in the attack on the victim's system, perhaps by rapidly wiping out immunity cells which would allow for even weak infections to be deadly.
It has not been explained how and why the virus exist yet. The only thing we know is that everyone is infected. This means that it doesn't matter if you are bitten or not. As long as you die, you will turn in a zombie. The people that have turned have died, one way or the other. So far, we haven't seen any alive person to turn.
Rick's speech at Vol. 05: The Best Defense perfectly sums it up:
The second we put a bullet in the head of one of those undead monsters -- the moment one of us drove a hammer into one of their faces -- or cut a head off. We became what we are! And that's just it. THAT's what it comes down to. You people don't know what we are.
We're surrounded by the DEAD. We're among them -- and when we finally give up we become them! We're living on borrowed time here. Every minute of our life is a minute we steal from them! You see them out there. You KNOW that when we die -- we become them. You think we hide behind walls to protect us from the walking dead?
Don't you get it? We ARE the walking dead! WE are the walking dead.
answered Mar 7, 2014 at 16:27
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'Lots of people turn without being bit; other people don't.' and I answer 'The only thing we know is that everyone is infected' Commented Mar 7, 2014 at 16:56
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You only give evidence for "everyone's infected" but that's not in question. The question asks, "does this infection imply you can turn spontaneously without being bit or killed otherwise".– bitmaskCommented Mar 7, 2014 at 17:06
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2And I said 'This means that it doesn't matter if you are bitten or not. As long as you die, you will turn in a zombie. [...] So far, we haven't seen any alive person to turn.' Commented Mar 7, 2014 at 17:11