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==Overview==
The Zombie Plague is one of the many foul contagions spread by the followers of [[Nurgle. It ]] and it is a combination of a [[Chaos ]] infection and a physical malaise. {{Fn|1}} The plague disease is also a spiritual contagion as much as physical one - as it afflicts those lacking in utter faith.{{Fn|6}} There are hundreds of different strains of the Plague{{Fn|11}} and it degenerates those it infectsinfected by the disease, although a portion of the victim's life essence is retained by the body even after physical death has occurred. The disease is a spiritual contagion as much as physical one - afflicting those lacking in utter faith.{{Fn|6}} Plague zombies Zombies act like archetypal zombies - mindless, shambling and cannibalistic; they are hard to kill and generally require a traumatic blow to the head to kill them. It has been observed that some [[Psyker]]s appear to be able to control the actions of the zombie hordes.{{Fn|1}}
On affected worlds, a once-loyal man may survive by pledging new allegiance to the Chaos Gods. This is problematic in the extreme for any Imperial reclamations, because, as well as the zombies themselves, they are forced to fight hordes of cultists who have had plenty of time to take over the planet's defenses.{{Fn|6}}
*[[Daemon]] incursion on a planet [[Gehöft]] were accompanied by the great plague zombies hordes.{{Fn|9}}
*Desecration of a holy planet [[Annunciation]] by [[Typhus]], Herald of Nurgle.{{Fn|10}}
==Known Plague Zombie Strains==*[[Biter's Pox]]{{Fn|11}}*[[Shamblerot]]{{Fn|11}}*The [[Groaning]]{{Fn|11}}
==Distinctive Forms of Plague Zombies==
*'''[[Doubtworm]] zombies'''
*{{Endn|9}}: ''[[Kor'sarro Khan: Huntmaster (Short Story)]]'' by [[Graeme Lyon]]
*{{Endn|10}}: ''[[Typhus: Herald of the Plague God (Short Story)]]'' by [[David Annandale]]
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Psychic Awakening: War of the Spider]], pg. 66 - ''Plague Companies''
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