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Homeland Security Encourages Americans To Prepare For Zombie Apocalypse (Because of Reasons)

by Jill Pantozzi | 4:00 pm, September 8th, 2012

The Homeland Security Department told us we should be prepared for a zombie apocalypse in an online seminar this past week. Do they know something we don’t? 

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Officially Official

CDC: There Is No Zombie Apocalypse

by Jamie Frevele | 2:49 pm, June 1st, 2012

It’s crazy times, people — in the last couple of weeks, we have heard about more than one instance of people eating people, and that is exactly “more than one” too many. Add in the tweet from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about a leak of hazardous materials from the Institute of Genomic Biology, and let’s just say we’re all in a bit of a tizzy about a possible zombie apocalypse. But the Center for Disease Control says we really have no need to worry. (Even though they are on it like Comet in case it does happen, which it’s totally not, they swear.)

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Don't Panic

Here Is the Official Comic Book Guide to Surviving Zombies From the Center for Disease Control

by Jamie Frevele | 3:30 pm, October 21st, 2011

It’s always nice to hear that governmental agencies have a sense of humor, and even though the Center for Disease Control sure as heck let us down at the end of The Walking Dead last season, the real-life version of the agency has taken it upon themselves to take much better precautions. They’ve illustrated their plans by creating an official guide to surviving a zombie apocalypse in the form of a downloadable comic book. Just in time for Rapture 2.0, you guys!

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Vital Information for Your Everyday Life

In Case of A Zombie Outbreak, the CDC Would Get Right On That

by Susana Polo | 3:33 pm, May 18th, 2011

If zombies did start roaming the streets, CDC would conduct an investigation much like any other disease outbreak. CDC would provide technical assistance to cities, states, or international partners dealing with a zombie infestation. This assistance might include consultation, lab testing and analysis, patient management and care, tracking of contacts, and infection control (including isolation and quarantine). It’s likely that an investigation of this scenario would seek to accomplish several goals: determine the cause of the illness, the source of the infection/virus/toxin, learn how it is transmitted and how readily it is spread, how to break the cycle of transmission and thus prevent further cases, and how patients can best be treated.

– The CDC, on its role in a hypothetical zombie outbreak. As for what you can do, you should prepare for zombies like you would any other natural disaster: stock up on water, food, first aid, and wait it out in a safe place.

They do not, however, mention useful improvised weapons or heading out to your favorite pub.

(via The A.V. Club.)

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