Please be aware that spoilers are not allowed on the wiki and a violation of this policy may result in a ban. Thank you. It quickly spread worldwide and was declared a pandemic on 25 August The outbreak caused societal collapse , resulting in the end of modern civilization and the near extinction of the human race. The virus initially transmits through airborne particles and causes the host to become an asymptomatic carrier.
Following death, Wildfire reactivates the hindbrain and resurrects the deceased host into a zombie, an aggressive vector for the virus. Zombies will attempt to devour any living beings; spreading an active agent of the virus through bites, scratches, and other forms of contamination. The active agent causes a secondary infection that results in a cytokine storm and death within 48 hours.
Due to the high infection and mortality rate, the planet was overrun. Following the outbreak, variants have been recorded that cause notable differences in behavior and abilities compared to an average zombie. Wildfire, in its initial state, is a latent, viral infection that spreads via airborne transmission.
After a person has become infected with the initial virus, it lies dormant until it becomes active when the host ceases all biological functions. Following death from any method, except extreme head trauma, the infected host will reanimate as the virus reactivates the hindbrain and preserves most of its bodily functions to slow the decaying process. A deceased host can reanimate anywhere from three minutes to eight hours after death. As the hindbrain begins to reactivate, violent and ravenous images invade the brain's thought process.
Deceased hosts that died with violent thoughts and adrenaline have markedly shorter resurrection times compared to those who died in a weaker state. Due to the hindbrain, such as the brainstem and cerebellum, being the sole part that is reactivated; it causes zombies to regain sensory input and movement, but deprives them of higher brain function.
