Fox News: CDC Warns Public to Prepare for 'Zombie Apocalypse'
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[release]Are you prepared for the impending zombie invasion?
That's the question posed by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention in a Monday blog posting gruesomely titled, "Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse." And while it's no joke, CDC officials say it's all about emergency preparation.
"There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for," the posting reads. "Take a zombie apocalypse for example. That's right, I said z-o-m-b-i-e a-p-o-c-a-l-y-p-s-e. You may laugh now, but when it happens you'll be happy you read this, and hey, maybe you'll even learn a thing or two about how to prepare for a real emergency."
The post, written by Assistant Surgeon General Ali Khan, instructs readers how to prepare for "flesh-eating zombies" much like how they appeared in Hollywood hits like "Night of the Living Dead" and video games like Resident Evil. Perhaps surprisingly, the same steps you'd take in preparation for an onslaught of ravenous monsters are similar to those suggested in advance of a hurricane or pandemic.
"First of all, you should have an emergency kit in your house," the posting continues. "This includes things like water, food, and other supplies to get you through the first couple of days before you can locate a zombie-free refugee camp (or in the event of a natural disaster, it will buy you some time until you are able to make your way to an evacuation shelter or utility lines are restored)."
Other items to be stashed in such a kit include medications, duct tape, a battery-powered radio, clothes, copies of important documents and first aid supplies.
"Once you've made your emergency kit, you should sit down with your family and come up with an emergency plan," the posting continues. "This includes where you would go and who you would call if zombies started appearing outside your doorstep. You can also implement this plan if there is a flood, earthquake or other emergency."
The idea behind the campaign stemmed from concerns of radiation fears following the earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan in March. CDC spokesman Dave Daigle told FoxNews.com that someone had asked CDC officials if zombies would be a concern due to radiation fears in Japan and traffic spiked following that mention.
"It's kind of a tongue-in-cheek campaign," Daigle said Wednesday. "We were talking about hurricane preparedness and someone bemoaned that we kept putting out the same messages."
While metrics for the post are not yet available, Daigle said it has become the most popular CDC blog entry in just two days.
"People are so tuned into zombies," he said. "People are really dialed in on zombies. The idea is we're reaching an audience or a segment we'd never reach with typical messages."
[url=http://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2011/05/preparedness-101-zombie-apocalypse/]Click to read the posting at CDC.gov.[/url][/release][url]http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/05/18/cdc-warns-public-prepare-zombie-apocalypse/[/url]
Actually, pretty smart. Inform people about real biological threats and scenarios while making it actually interesting.
Spread tha fear
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make money out of dumb ppl
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"no no a zombie apocalypse will happen and ill survive and ill have guns and friends D:"
grow up guys
Well, Fox News acknowledged that this was a tongue-in-cheek campaign that's actually for natural disasters. I don't see what's wrong with them posting this.
Everything is possible and a zombie apocalypse is very possible
this is actually a really clever way of getting people to plan for unexpected disasters......zombies just add extra appeal
[QUOTE=DrBreen;29914393]Everything is possible and a zombie apocalypse is very possible[/QUOTE]
Zombies? No. Rabies style Rage Virus? Probably no.
[QUOTE=ThatHippyMan;29914417]Zombies? No. Rabies style Rage Virus? Probably no.[/QUOTE]
Made in a lab? Quite possible
Nature-born? Improbable, but not impossible either.
Tongue in cheek my ass, they are hinting at a real impending threat.
Run for your lives.
this is stupid
In reality, the only thing I imagine zombies to be are people that crave flesh and will attack anything in sight. Maybe some sort of mental problem, but not something that has guts hanging out and walks around.
I think it possible for a zombie to be a real thing.
Well, if a virus somehow was able to take over the nervous system, and use the human flesh it gets from eating people, replicate, then maybe.
I don't know about you assholes but I'm looting my friends house right now!
[QUOTE=Ninja Duck;29914501]In reality, the only thing I imagine zombies to be are people that crave flesh and will attack anything in sight. Maybe some sort of mental problem, but not something that has guts hanging out and walks around.[/QUOTE]
I'd imagine them probably something like L4D Infected, only they're bodies have the same durability and strength as a normal person's.
Probably the closest we'll ever get to a zombie virus in real life is a brain-deteriorating prion that hitches a ride on a retrovirus. :colbert:
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Why is this pic so funny
I think the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention website had too many people accessing it at once.
[QUOTE=Fangz;29915206]I think the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention website had too many people accessing it at once.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I can't get to it. I need to know how to be prepared
I knew it! They all said I was crazy, But I knew. Looks like the rubber band is on the other claw now!
No in Canada?
Oh good, at least the CDC has a sense of humor.
Wait, they're all doctors, that could be bad.
I can't even access the CDC site. They must be drawing in a large crowd with that kind of title. Sucking up all their bandwidth...
Can't get to the website at the moment, like the others are saying, But I already have a zombie plan, and it's to go to school.
They were beaten to it.
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I don't get it. Why is this on the news.
My heart skipped a beat for a second.
I can't wait.
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