Status: SPACE MONSTER
So, we found out that the Space Plague is not contagious - at least not in the 'Z-Phase', as we call it. Proximity or even bodily contact doesn't impart the Plague. H-how did I f-find out? Well let's just say, we wouldn't be talking now, right?
Having asked around the alchemists, we ascertained that the commercial value of a living 'Z-Phase' is indeed substantially higher than a dead one's. But it's still not a zombie who lays golden eggs, sadly.