The infected are all under the rule of the queen. She can can talk telepathically to all of them. She is very harsh to the non-infected. The infecteds' goal is to make everyone infected. The queen is very very smart. All of the infecteds' can not resist their queen. If their queen tells them to do something, they will do it. The virus can be transmitted by touch. After being infected someone will pass out for a few hours and not be able to move for a few more. The infected can't die permanently.