Called the Wildfire in The Walking Dead TV show, the virus does have a comic book name and it sounds so much more accurate.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. An ancient zombie virus has been revived after being frozen for almost 50,000 years.

Scientists have warned that melting ice at the North Pole could unleash 'zombie' viruses with the potential ... scientists successfully revived an amoeba virus that had been frozen for 48,500 ...

The vampire would probably be infected by a zombie virus. The vampire’s immune system ... the vampires would overpower all the zombies on Earth! Cheung Pok-him, 12, Maryknoll Fathers’ School ...

What would you do if Hong Kong was struck down by a deadly zombie virus? It might sound strange, but you never know – living dead, flesh-and-brain-eating monsters could strike at any moment!