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The Zombie Plague is one of the many foul contagions spread by the followers of [[Nurgle]] and it is a combination of a [[Chaos]] infection and a physical malaise.{{Fn|1}} The 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 infected by the disease, although a portion of the victim's life essence is retained by the body even after physical death has occurred.{{Fn|6}} Plague 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 [[cultist]]s who have had plenty of time to take over the planet's defenses.{{Fn|6}}
==The Inquisition and the Zombie Plague==
