Because the crops and their products were then sold and shipped to other locations, the Cordyceps spread rapidly.

To combat being infected by spores, the game’s characters are often seen wearing gas masks.

The first stage, and the most commonly seen in the game and show, is runners.

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Runners are people who have been more recently infected, who will violently attack any human in sight.

Beyond runners,the bang out of infected that is seen fairly early in the HBO series is clickers.

The stalkers are smarter and able to analyze their prey to attack more effectively.

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They are not as fast or erratic as runners, but their size makes them terrifying.

The stalkers are smarter and able to analyze their prey to attack more effectively.

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Additionally, a common way to kill the infected is with fire.

However,some types of infecteds are more difficult to kill than others.

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Instead,they used the Cordyceps online grid to allow the fungus to travel widely and send messages quickly.

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The Cordyceps web connection inThe Last of Usfunctions very similarly to how fungus growsin real life.

She hides her condition throughout the game and show, butEllie is the only confirmed character to have immunity.

Source:Polygon

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