[Rabies isn't really a bad comparison, she thinks, given he wouldn't really have a frame of reference for anything similar.]

Sort of - it's, uh, a lot worse than rabies, though. When people die - doesn't matter how they die - they come back. Except they're not people any more. Not really, anyway. They just- I don't know, it's like they're driven just by hunger. If you get bit and survive, you'll end up dying anyway from infection. Unless you're lucky enough to get bit somewhere that can be amputated anyway.

[Maggie glances back at him as she continues to swim through the water.]

I don't know that there's anyone left even working on trying to find a cure. We just don't have the capabilities for it any more.