The CDC called the doomsday level virus currently running unchecked across the entire world some scientific name along the lines of Anitra 1 virus, which didn’t roll off the tongue.
In the age of the internet however the Anitra 1 virus got much “better” names
In Japan it is called Dobutsu no Kawa
In Egypt it is called Hayawan Yamshi
In France it is called Humains animaux
In Brazil it is called Humano Selvagem
In the United States however it got the named “Furry Virus”
No matter what name it is called or if you called it no name at all the effects was without question.
In the official CDC breakdown of the virus the top line jumped out to anyone who read it.
“A Zombie like virus which transforms the victim into an animal human hybrid which both metal and physical changes over the course of minutes once the transformation process starts.”
And that was 100% true.
When a person was infected with the virus, their fate was sealed, sometimes they wouldn’t transform right away sometimes it would take a few minutes, a hour, or in one record case 2 days before the change would start but it always happened. The change took place over minutes to seconds and once done the person was both physically and mentally changed into a human/animal hybrid.
It could be any animal, reptiles, mammals, birds and even insects have been reported. Some tend to look almost totally aside from a tail or ear, others look just like larger versions of the animals they have become. Most however become humanoid animals, or what someone would call a furry. Fur, scales or feather covered humanoid body, tails, wings and ears and the like.
Once change the victim’s become animal like, they are driven by a need to infect or feed/consume any nearby human. There has been documented and proven cases of bunny or deer furry feasting on a human with as much energy as a wolf or bear human. However, if no human are around they resort back to a nature more inclined to whatever animal they are. A transformed human gains at least some of the benefits of the animal they become. They could gain the gift of flight, night vision, the strength of a bear or the hunting skills of a wolf. While they are stronger and faster than humans they could and do get killed by gunfire.
They however are not mindless, in fact that is the scariest thing about them, they seam to retain more than a base knowledge of their human life going to the point of avoiding to damage or repair key things like power grids. They have been seen using human weapons, but most seem to prefer the animal like hunting styles. They have been seen opening doors, using TVs and other devices, even calling loved ones to invite them to be transformed or using luxuries like hot tubs. They work together to put out fires and to tend to the wounded. While none have been seen driving a car or flying an aircraft, they have been seen attempting to do so but failing each time.
An infected person comes from either a bite or the exchange of fluid in some way. Infected mothers have been seen infected their children with breast milk. Lovers have been seen transforming someone in the middle of sex. However most come from bites which is where a lot of the relationships with zombies happened. There have been unconfirmed reports of gender changes and age regression a person is transformed into an animal person.
There also seamed to be no relationship between what type of animal bites a person and what they become. While if a person is bitten by a wolf could become a wolf, they could also become a lizard person or a bird person.
The armed forces around the world have been attempting to contain it but failing for the most part because whenever a soldier is turned, they retain the knowledge of the military plans they learned of when they where humans.