Zombie Fungus

The so-called Zombie Fungus is a Leichnami fungus infecting recently deceased bodies and reanimating them for as long as they are physically capable to. While easily contained, if unchecked, these infestationes can quickly grow into serious pandemics.
== Propagation ==
While relatively common on Leichnam, it needs to infect a recently deceased host to spread and propagate. 
The fungus infects the nerves and settles in the brainstem and parts of the cerebellum, taking over all basic motor functions. These 'zombies' try to propagate the fungus by biting and scratching as many creatures as possible. The reanimated corpse retains no higher mental functions or semblance of sentience, but can display muscle memory of their former life. They do not appear to have any relevant eyesight, but excellent hearing. The fungus slowly digests inner organs, blood and eventuelly even the skin of infected corpses, under ideal circumstances leaving nothing but a wirily muscled skeleton. If the climate is right, other funghi and plants (the White Fuzz in particular) can settle on the animated corpse, giving them a wildly diverse appearance. 
While a zombie fungus infection in a living host is painless and only deadly if it reaches the nervous system, it will then kill the host within less than a day.
== Noteable Outbreaks ==
* The Zombie Uprising of 2253 ET in the greater Schimmelbach area
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