Like I said... If you bury dead animal the virus can prevail there for 10 years or more... All depends on virus type and strength

lol well I only knew a couple of them off the top of my head. I'm fine with unrealistic stuff though usually, but when it's just blantanly stupid wrong, then I get ticked. Like if a movie is trying to be super realistic and then pulls out telekinesis....ticked! lol

Your right about the points that would make it a kind of "alive" thing,
but theres some points too that make the virus a "not alive" thing...

1.Viruses have constituents in common with living cells, such as a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) and proteins. However, according to the definition of biochemist Wendell Stanley, viruses are "simple" associations of biological molecules. They are the result of self-organization of organic molecules and are therefore not alive.

2.François Jacob also emphasizes this feature of virus: "placed in suspension in a culture medium, they can not metabolize or produce or use energy, or grow, or multiply, functions common to all living beings"

3.Viruses can only multiply by using the enzymatic equipment of a living cell. In addition, many viruses contain nucleic acid, DNA or RNA but never both,unlike the living cells.


So,even if some newly discovered virus might change that ,the virus still not alive as we are...

A virus is just a biologic entity,their not dead,but their not alive too,
not like you mean it.

Indeed you are correct. We both agree that viruses aren't alive, yet still not dead. But they still need energy. So how does the T-Virus keep itself going in a zombie? If it eats the zombie from inside out, then the host won't last long. There has to be some other way that the zombies get energy to the virus. Like Francois says, if the virus is in suspended animation, they don't multiply, grow, or use energy. This also means that they can't actively infect a host while dormant. So, obviously the T-Virus is always active in a host, and never dormant. I assume that if zombies don't feed they, along with the virus, die.

Yeah I agree too.

It means the zombies,instead of just having the main brain functions(aka the main survival functions)means eating...walking and a bit of reflection(moving=alive=food),so instead of just having these main functions,they also need them to survive.

But where its different,its that the virus doesnt necessary "die" when the host die,because I guess if you touch the open wound of a dead(really dead)zombie with one of your open wound,you have great chances to get infected.

But well it doesnt mean the virus will stay forever in him,it will also "die" (or get another host) but it might take more time.

So,finally we both have good points.

Yeah, it won't stay in a "dead" host forever. It seems like a self destructive virus to me. Maybe I should email Capcom and see if they actually answer me lol.

They'd probably say: "We here at Capcom Studios appreciate your questions, opinions, and concerns. You recently asked us 'Hey d00ds, me and some other d00ds over at reforums.net were kinda wondering how in the crap the T-Virus keeps itself going? Like...do teh zombiez have to like...feed and stuff? kthxbai!' After doing a bit of research using Wikipedia, we have come to the conclusion that you all need a life. K. Thx. Bai."