While predominantly a fictional concept when applied to larger mammals, the termzombie is sometimes used in biology in reference to certain diseases in animals. Arthropods infected byentomopathogenic fungi such as theCordyceps genus have their bodies taken over and their tissues are eventually replaced, leading to them being described as zombies. TheCordyceps fungus served as the primary inspiration for the zombies inThe Last of Us franchise.[6][7] Similarly, theOphiocordyceps unilateralis fungus inspired the zombies in the novelThe Girl with All the Gifts and itsfilm adaptation.[8]
^Shawn McIntosh, Marc LeveretteZombie Culture: Autopsies of the Living Dead 2008 page 58
^John Kenneth MuirHorror Films of the 1980s 2010 p 403 ".. The “cat jolt” scare is given an upgrade, when the SWAT team witnesses a zombie cat burrow out of a corpse's chest."
^Stuart, Keith; MacDonald, Keza (October 31, 2018)."The 13 scariest video game moments ever".The Guardian.Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. RetrievedDecember 8, 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
