I'm surprised no one has said [Rabies][1] yet.

Pros

• 1-3 month incubation time (time from infection to turn)
• Agitation + Anxiety + Confusion + Paranoia + Hallucinations + Insomnia (= aggressive + tired)
• Fear of water (hydrophobia) because of the difficulty in swallowing (won't swim)

Cons

• Not very infectious (mutate to transmit via bite)
• Death soon after turning (3-10 days, mutate this to be less lethal)

Rabies is probably the closest thing to a zombie virus that currently exists. There was even a documentary (forgot show name) about how Rabies could cause the zombie apocalypse if it just mutated to be transmittable via bite. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabies

I'm surprised no one has said Rabies yet.

Pros

• 1-3 month incubation time (time from infection to turn)
• Agitation + Anxiety + Confusion + Paranoia + Hallucinations + Insomnia (= aggressive + tired)
• Fear of water (hydrophobia) because of the difficulty in swallowing (won't swim)

Cons

• Not very infectious (mutate to transmit via bite)
• Death soon after turning (3-10 days, mutate this to be less lethal)

Rabies is probably the closest thing to a zombie virus that currently exists. There was even a documentary (forgot show name) about how Rabies could cause the zombie apocalypse if it just mutated to be transmittable via bite.