CDC says not to worry despite recent "zombie" attacks

Post by **WLJ** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:18 pm

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/0 ... s_not.html

Zombie apocalypse? CDC says not to worry, despite strange string of incidents
Published: Friday, June 01, 2012, 8:40 PM Updated: Saturday, June 02, 2012, 2:48 PM
Brent Johnson/The Star-Ledger By Brent Johnson/The Star-Ledger

zombie-apoclypse-walking-dead.JPGView full sizeGreg Nicotero/AMCThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control says we shouldn't worry about zombies prowling around and gnawing at your flesh, like these characters from the AMC zombie drama "The Walking Dead."

If the news has you worried lately that a zombie apocalypse may soon be under way, don't panic.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you're not likely to find the dead walking around, gnawing at your flesh.

"CDC does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate the dead (or one that would present zombie-like symptoms)," agency spokesman David Daigle said in an e-mail to The Huffington Post today.

Yes, you read that right: The federal agency aimed to protect the United States from disease outbreaks has officially weighed in on the possibility of actual zombies.

The comment comes after a string of strange incidents involving seemingly non-human behavior over the last week.

• In Miami, a naked man was shot by police after eating the face of another man on the side of a highway.

• In Maryland, a college student told investigators he ate the heart and brain of a dismembered body found in his home.

• In Hackensack, a man stabbed himself and threw pieces of his intestines at police.

• And in Canada, police are searching for a porn actor who allegedly killed a young man with an ice pick, dismembered the body and then raped and ate flesh from the corpse.

Apparently, people feared this might all be connected: The phrase "Zombie apocalypse" trended on both Twitter and Google in recent days.

Even the CDC has a page on its website dedicated to "Zombie Preparedness." But that is simply a tongue-in-cheek page with a very serious message:

"If you are generally well equipped to deal with a zombie apocalypse, you will be prepared for a hurricane, pandemic, earthquake, or terrorist attack," Dr. Ali Khan, the CDC's director, says on the site.

But no, the agency says, zombies aren't real.

Post by **WLJ** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:25 pm

Why do I have this image of Baghdad Bob saying "there are no zombies"

Post by **Ian** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:39 pm

And the lies begin!! Their already covering it up... Be readya!

Post by **BIGC** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:11 pm

loading mags now........

Post by **WLJ** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:11 pm

See, Baghdad Bob says everything is fine.

Post by **WLJ** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:12 pm

If I have to explain who Baghdad Bob is, thanks for making me feel old.

Post by **WLJ** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:20 pm

Come to think of it, it was only 9 years ago he was on the news everyday. Just seems like it was 50 years ago. Damn, three and a half years of Obama is dragging.

Post by **Lio** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:21 pm

Don't they realize that if there really was a zomb-pocalypse, that the first thing you'd expect is a huge "don't worry at all" statement from the CDC/.gov?!

Post by **Robert Paulson** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:13 pm

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BIGC wrote:loading mags now........

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