Klaus
First Post
Maybe that kind of procedure was put in place between "wildfire" and "epidemic". Whatever "wildfire" was, it happened about 4 months before the zombie apocalypse.
The Walking Dead
Think "wildfire" is a hot spot (infected zone/outbreak) that went out of control and jumped containment. Once, it jumped "epidemic" was the next step, local then global, then it becomes a "pandemic".
I'm pretty sure Madagascar closed down everything, so they're safe.
Klaus
First Post
As I recall, the term "Wildfire" from Andromeda Strain referred to a highly infectious and dangerous viral outbreak.
Epidemic and Pandemic is what the CDC calls the swine flu virus that gives you a normal flue and has the usual contagion rates and outcomes.
Wildfire is what you call a virus that rapidly spreads and kills 99% of the population and is running loose in the public, like a wildfire.
Sir Brennen
Legend
To be fair, they might have planned it so they had plenty of time to get to the CDC during daylight hours and been able to retreat to a safe spot should it turn into a dead end, if the RV hadn't broken down on the way there, throwing the timetable off.
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I am puzzled by the notion that going to the CDC would be considered a stupid idea.
What I do find less than credible is the casual abandon with which these guys will splatter infected blood and guts all over the place without trying to keep it off them. They don't protect their hands or mouths when they're hacking and chopping up bodies. They don't even turn their heads away or pucker their lips reflexively. I started to take note of this back in the second episode, when everyone needlessly huddled around close and watched while the bodies were chopped up with an axe to make the zombie suits.
What I do find less than credible is the casual abandon with which these guys will splatter infected blood and guts all over the place without trying to keep it off them. They don't protect their hands or mouths when they're hacking and chopping up bodies. They don't even turn their heads away or pucker their lips reflexively. I started to take note of this back in the second episode, when everyone needlessly huddled around close and watched while the bodies were chopped up with an axe to make the zombie suits.
FoxWander
Adventurer
Yeah, they are kind of unconcerned about infection or catching "the zombie bug" (or whatever it is they think makes dead people start walking again), but it's odd that you mention that particular scene because that was the only time when they did take precautions. They all put on gloves and those smock-things. Rick even says to make sure they don't get any on their skin or in their eyes. And then after that they completely forget about such things. 
Oh, and one more things about their trip to the CDC and the lack of planning involved. Putting aside their stupidity just with bringing the whole clan along on this scenic trip into zombie central- why did everyone have to get out of the vehicles to go check the doors when they got there?!? Couldn't just a couple of them gone out to do that while everyone else stayed in the relative safety of an enclosed vehicle. You know, maybe with the engine running so the few that got out could just run back, jump in, and they all take off if things start to go bad.
And did they even consider that they were taking a bunch of noncombatants into a veritable mine-field of tripping hazards? Dramatic-tension laws dictate that if the group has to run then the most vulnerable people WILL TRIP on something. And at the worst possible time. Yet there they are- with kids and unarmed meat snacks- surrounded by unpredictable terrain. Not to mention the inevitable assumed-dead-body-that-suddenly-grabs-your-ankle trick! It's as if they not only have no awareness of zombie movies, but they've never seen a horror movie ever! Cause the dead body that grabs you suddenly is the oldest trick in the book.
Oh, and one more things about their trip to the CDC and the lack of planning involved. Putting aside their stupidity just with bringing the whole clan along on this scenic trip into zombie central- why did everyone have to get out of the vehicles to go check the doors when they got there?!? Couldn't just a couple of them gone out to do that while everyone else stayed in the relative safety of an enclosed vehicle. You know, maybe with the engine running so the few that got out could just run back, jump in, and they all take off if things start to go bad.
And did they even consider that they were taking a bunch of noncombatants into a veritable mine-field of tripping hazards? Dramatic-tension laws dictate that if the group has to run then the most vulnerable people WILL TRIP on something. And at the worst possible time. Yet there they are- with kids and unarmed meat snacks- surrounded by unpredictable terrain. Not to mention the inevitable assumed-dead-body-that-suddenly-grabs-your-ankle trick! It's as if they not only have no awareness of zombie movies, but they've never seen a horror movie ever! Cause the dead body that grabs you suddenly is the oldest trick in the book.
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Yeah, but they didn't protect their faces, and they didn't need protection at all if the ones not doing the chopping just moved away. Instead, they basically stood virtually on top of the mess.
The impression I got was that they really wasn't any turning back. They'd banked everything on the CDC's viability, and used up enough gas that they weren't getting out of the city before dark. Also, I also get the impression that walker hordes aren't an ever-present threat as they are in the zombie flicks. In an open parking lot, it's not going to be like "Poof! Horde!"
Ah, but there is a subtle difference that sets these zombies apart from all others, and its a very dangerous difference: they go quiescent.
In all other zombie fiction I can think of except the movie Shock Waves, zombies are more or less in constant motion. This makes them visible.
In contrast, these zombies will occasionally "rest", which means you can walk right by one and not notice until it's chasing you down- we've seen this a few times, especially in the streets, as dormant ones clamber out of busses and cars to attack the living.
So while there doesn't seem to be the risk of "Poof, Horde!" (a phrase that requires careful punctuation), there is always the risk of one or more undetected ones popping up wherever he dead may be found.
In a sense, it's like submarines hunting a convoy. They don't need a Sherriff, they need a Navy officer!
In all other zombie fiction I can think of except the movie Shock Waves, zombies are more or less in constant motion. This makes them visible.
In contrast, these zombies will occasionally "rest", which means you can walk right by one and not notice until it's chasing you down- we've seen this a few times, especially in the streets, as dormant ones clamber out of busses and cars to attack the living.
So while there doesn't seem to be the risk of "Poof, Horde!" (a phrase that requires careful punctuation), there is always the risk of one or more undetected ones popping up wherever he dead may be found.
In a sense, it's like submarines hunting a convoy. They don't need a Sherriff, they need a Navy officer!
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