The Last of Us establishes that people infected by Cordyceps begin to turn within 24 to 48 hours of being bitten, which turns them into the first stage of infected - Runners.

The Last of Us Season 2 dropped a major bombshell in its fifth episode. The Cordyceps fungus is no longer just transmitted through bites. You can also become infected through airborne spores.

There are spoilers ahead for the premiere of The Last of Us Season 2. During the episode, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) has a close encounter with a stalker--an infected that can sneak up on its victims.

In The Last of Us series, initially, spores were not included. Instead, in season one of the show, we saw Cordyceps spread through vine-like tendrils that sprouted from Infected and connected all ...

HBO’s acclaimed adaptation of The Last of Us is back with its second season, taking fans five years beyond where we left Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) in Season 1.

Warning: This article contains minor spoilers for The Last of Us season 2, episode 4, "Day One." Add a bunch of zombies to the mobile game Subway Surfers, and that's pretty much what it felt like ...

While most infected tend to run directly at any human they spot, that's not true across the board. Stalkers were the first new variant of infected to be introduced in season 2 of The Last of Us ...