Contusio Pulmonum Virus

The Contusio Pulmonum virus is a contagious virus that creates zombies in Crime of Your Life: Death of Hope. The virus originated from a lab in Miami, Florida and was discovered by the Center for Disease Control on January 9th, 1973. It quickly spread worldwide and was declared a pandemic on February 8th, 1973. The outbreak caused the collapse of society, which resulted in the end of modern civilization and the near extinction of the human species.
== History ==
It is generally believed the Contusio Pulmonum Virus was created in Miami, Florida, originating from a lab. A conversation reveals that the lab created the virus for experimental purposes. The CPV was discovered by the Center for Disease Control on January 9th, 1973. While recorded incidents were initially scarce, cases were eventually discovered by the public within four months. Media outlets reported on a virus that caused aggression and cannibalism, while others reported on incidents of dead people coming back to life and many civilians dismissed these stories as sensationalist hype.
On February 8th, 1973 , Wildfire was declared a global pandemic by the CDC. On February 11, the virus reached cataclysmic levels as the standard mortality rate reanimated and attacked the living, which caused civil unrest and the collapse of society as a result of massive panic, rioting, looting, widespread blackouts, communication jams, and overwhelmed emergency services. Most countries declared martial law within twenty-four hours in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus.
The United States Army enacted an operation to contain the spread of infection, protect civilians in designated safe-zones, and reoccupy metropolitan areas, and on February 15th, 1973, the contingency plan of the Contusio Pulmonum Virus was enacted. All military personnel were ordered to humanely terminate civilian refugees and withdraw from the safe-zones to military bases for further recollection of troops, and shortly after, all major urban areas were napalmed. With world governments and militaries dissolved, human civilization effectively collapsed on February 21st, 1973.
== Cause ==
Contusio Pulmonum was initially an infection that spreads via airborne transmission. After a person has become infected initially, it will become 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 five 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. Different factors (i.e. sex, race, etc.) have been theorized to affect the resurrection times, as well. 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. Zombies will act on a mindless, animal instinct and aggression to feed; and will kill and devour any living or recently deceased beings that are still fresh, and as such, they have no sense of self or control.
== Transmission ==
Contusio Pulmonum initially spreads via airborne transmission, possibly direct contact or waterborne, with a 100% infection rate. A viral latent infection, Contusio Pulmonum results in the host becoming an asymptomatic carrier. It spreads throughout the blood and concentrates in the central nervous system. Due to the time period from when the virus was first discovered to when the planet was overrun with zombies, it's possible there is a clinical latency period that lasted a few weeks before a person can be resurrected by the virus.
Once a deceased host is reanimated, the bodily fluids contain an active agent of Contusio Pulmonum (specifically blood and saliva). Infection of the active agent is transmissible through biting, scratching, or contaminating an open wound. The adrenal glands hemorrhage, resulting in the brain and major organs to shut down, followed by death. Once the active agent spreads, it has a 100% mortality rate. The time from infection to death varies depending on the severity, placement, and number of infection sites, as well as other possible conditions such as the reanimated age of the zombie and blood loss. The infection ultimately kills a healthy individual within 24-48 hours after exposure.
== Signs/Symptoms ==
An active infection following a bite or contamination of an open wound displays the following symptoms after it has spread in a healthy individual:
* Dizziness
* Fever
* Organ failure
* Pale skin
* Hallucinations
* Weakness
* Fatigue
* Hemoptysis
* Fainting
* Soreness
* Nausea
* Fainting
== Variants ==
There are variants of Contusio Pulmonum. Some have increased strength, speed, agility, aggression, and problem-solving than their original counterparts. Several examples include: Climbers, Burnt, Sprinters, Bombers, Hybrids, and much more.
== Diagnosis ==
The only known diagnosis for Contusio Pulmonum is a blood test. Due to the infection rate, it's assumed the entire human population is infected. The diagnosis for the active infection is observation of symptoms and signs of infection. Usual signs of infection are bite marks.
== Prevention ==
Following death, the deceased's brain must be penetrated or destroyed as soon as possible to prevent reanimation, eliminating the risk of contamination and exposure. Additional precautions include placing a critical or deceased patient in restraints and relocating them to a separate, secured room. When killing zombies, the only method is extreme head trauma; which causes the host to permanently die. But in the case of being surrounded by zombies, one must camouflage themselves in order to protect themselves.
== Treatment ==
There is no known cure for Contusio Pulmonum. Radiotherapy and antibiotics doesn't help when trying to prevent someone from turning into a zombie. But if one gets infected, one must amputate their limbs in order to stop the infection from spreading. The process has minutes before the infection spreads throughout the body and making the person turn.
== Gallery ==
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== Trivia ==
* The beta name for the virus was "The Undead Virus"
* The translated name is "Pulmonary Contusion", meaning lung contusion (which in itself means "bruising of the lungs").