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{{quote|''"I can smell your brains...!"''|Freddy, '''[[Return of the Living Dead]]'''}}
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So what's a Zombie Infectee to do? Nothing. No, seriously. [[A House Divided|Any group]] trying to [[Fighting for Survival|survive]] in this apocalyptic situation will always have [[Dying Like Animals|at least one idiot]] [[Jerkass]] who gets bitten or scratched and [[Stages of Monster Grief|refuses to face the truth]] [[What Have I Become?|(traumatic as it is)]] [[Dirty Coward|and tell anyone]], knowing full well their [[Poor Communication Kills|silence will cost lives.]] They don't seek help because they know there is nothing for their condition [[Driven to Suicide|but a bullet to the head]]. They tend not to take steps to make sure they at least don't endanger others once they die. A [[Heroic Sacrifice]] is the last thing on their mind, and trying the [[Vampire Refugee]] route is suicidal in most cases.
The Zombie Infectee is almost certainly (and rightfully) afraid their friends will kill them in cases where the protagonists have figured out that a bite or scratch will pass on [[The Virus]]. Fear of discovery means they live their now shortened lives terrified and in denial, and as a result they end up behaving irrationally because of it. Alternatively, they will desperately cling to the hope that they will be the person immune to [[The Virus]], despite its 100% fatality and 100% conversion
At this point, the onus, unfortunately, is on the heroes to [[Virus Victim Symptoms|notice the erratic behavior]] (for a [[Zombie Apocalypse]], anyway) and [[Shoot the Dog|take the appropriate and necessary steps]]. Other
'''Note:''' A few zombie works (movies, literature, etc.) have [[Take a Third Option|taken a third option, so to speak.]] If the point of infection is near the end of a limb (which it often is), that limb can then be removed, a literal [[Life or Limb Decision]]. The person may die due to shock and blood loss anyway, but at least he's not getting back up again to snack on your brains. Hopefully.
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See also [[And Then John Was a Zombie]]. Compare and contrast [[Secret Stab Wound]] and [[Mortal Wound Reveal]]. Most examples are also [[Secretly Dying]].
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