1. The History and Science Behind the Outbreak. The Last of Us has never been your run-of-the-mill zombie outbreak; instead of the undead, the monsters in the game are people that have been Surgeon's recorder is an artifact that can be found in "The Firefly Lab". The contents of this particular recorder, spoken by Jerry Anderson, shed some light on Joel's story to Ellie in the game's epilogue. It states that Ellie's immunity is an anomaly that has never been seen before and that the Fireflies have experimented on other infected subjects, albeit ones with fungal growth that would reader comments 105. HBO's new sci-fi series The Last of Us debuted earlier this week and is already a massive hit.Based on the critically acclaimed video game of the same name, the series takes The end of the line for Boston and a beloved character. A recap of “Infected,” episode 2 of HBO’s “The Last of Us,” starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. The Last of Us’ TV adaptation is a rare bird in terms of staying true to its source material—particularly when it comes to video games.But even a show that aims to be as authentic as HBO’s The truth is that no one really knows how long an infected can live after the infection has started taking over the person’s body. This was something that Ellie asked Joel in episode 2 of HBO’s The Last of Us as she asked how long the infected get to live. To that end, Joel said that some of them get to live for about a month or two while Sepsis and Bacterial Infections. Bacteria are microscopic single-cell microorganisms (microbes) that are all around us. Most are harmless, and many are helpful. For example, bacteria in your intestines (gut) help break down the food you eat so your body can digest it. However, some types of bacteria can cause bacterial infections, which in turn The post-apocalyptic series, taking place after the fungal infection outbreak of Cordyceps festers and spreads throughout the United States, showcases humans slowly transforming in stages after being infected. Starting out as a mere Runner, exposed people will continue to mutate from appearing close to human, until they are entirely unrecognizable. In 2003, a fungal infection ravages the world, turning humans into ravenous, mind-controlled zombies. HBO's latest hit, and the game that it's based on, might sound like pure science fiction, but Animals being infected in Part II stems mainly from the claw-marks on a tree in the teaser/revel trailer, a newspaper mentioning aggressive elephants (iirc), and unused concept art from the first game showing infected human-animal hybrids and infected animals (?). 4OuC0.