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Well for all intents and purposes the 'crazies' in 28 Days may as well have been zombies, but I see your point.
Also, they werent infected with a virus - we never find out what it is, but the scientist at the beginning who says your quote also states that the chimps "have been given an inhibitor". This suggests something that inhibits higher brain function in some way (possibly a Prion, though the effect is very fast), but we're getting off topic now.
You're quite right - many real life pathogens change behaviour, though usually this is a slowing effect e.g. anti-evasive behaviour from predators to ensure a pathogenic complex life cycle in completed. Perhaps the Rabies virus in dogs is the most similar to anything Dawn of the Deadish, though thats another barrel of fish altogether i.e. why are dogs so agressive when infected yet humans are not? Same goes for hydrophobia in humans but not dogs...hmmm :O
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