The Last of Us Part II takes place primarily in Seattle, and while there, Ellie faces a different variation of late-stage infection called shamblers. Similar to bloaters, these infected are The pair encounters numerous variations of the infected along their journey — including the terrifying Clickers. HBO Max has released a new "Inside the Episode" video for The Last of Us episode 2, which details the episode's introduction of the deadly Clickers to the series. Series co-creator Craig Mazin explains the importance of making Spawn rates for each infected type can be adjusted in sandbox settings. You can also set how long it should take for each type to appear, to simulate the starting days/years of the apocalypse (for example, stalkers appear after a week, clickers after a year, etc). Most people seem to play without this, so it’s off by default. In this case, the victim seems to become a part of the growth, as opposed to having it sprout out of them, eventually transforming into an extension of the Cordyceps before dying. This is remarkably different from the infection seen in The Last of Us, which simply grows within the victim, mutating them over time and driving them into a feral rage. Stock image of a cordyceps fungus infecting an ant (left) and a cordyceps-infected human from HBO's "The Last of Us." Cordyceps infects ants and controls their behavior in real life. Getty Images Localized symptoms of a bacterial infection may include: Pain: This is common with bacterial infections. You can experience skin pain with a bacterial infection on the skin. A lung infection can cause pain when breathing, and you can feel abdominal (stomach) pain with an intestinal (or bowel) infection. Skin Rash: Bacterial skin infections Just when you thought you’d reached peak fungal-freakout, Sunday’s The Last of Us introduced a new nightmare: a hulking, merciless version of Cordyceps-infected human known as bloaters. "Infected" is the second episode of the first season, and the second episode overall, of HBO's The Last of Us. The episode was directed by series creator Neil Druckmann and written by Craig Mazin. The episode aired on HBO on January 22, 2023. In 2003, an Indonesian scientist makes a devastating discovery. In 2023, now outside of the quarantine zone, Joel and Tess clash over Ellie's fate as 4N9j.