Strain B started with a genetic mutation in patient zero that caused them to turn into a zombie. This strain differs from A in that all zombies can infect new people. Zombies infected with strain B can infect 1 person every minute.
As the infection spreads, the number of infected individuals continues to grow rapidly. In the first minute, the initial patient zero would infect 1 person. In the second minute, both patient zero and the newly infected person would infect 1 more person each, resulting in a total of 3 infected individuals (including patient zero).
In the third minute, all three infected individuals would infect 1 person each, leading to a total of 6 infected individuals. This pattern continues as each infected person infects 1 new person every minute.
To calculate the number of infected individuals over time, we can use the formula:
Number of infected individuals = 2^n - 1
Where 'n' represents the number of minutes that have passed. For example, after 10 minutes, the number of infected individuals would be 2^10 - 1 = 1023.
Here's a breakdown of the number of infected individuals at various time intervals:
- After 1 minute: 1 infected individual
- After 2 minutes: 3 infected individuals
- After 3 minutes: 6 infected individuals
- After 4 minutes: 11 infected individuals
- After 5 minutes: 21 infected individuals
- After 10 minutes: 1023 infected individuals
- After 30 minutes: 1073741823 infected individuals
- After 60 minutes (1 hour): 1152921504606846975 infected individuals
As you can see, the rate of infection is exponential, leading to a massive number of infected individuals over time.