Despite a series of horrific recent events that may suggest otherwise (we're looking at you, face-eater), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants to set the record straight: Zombies aren't real.
"Cdc does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate the dead (or one that would present zombie-like symptoms)," writes agency spokesman David Daigle in an email to The Huffington Post.
All the zombie paranoia seemed to start on Saturday (May 26) when Rudy Eugene was shot and killed by a Miami police officer after eating almost the entirety of a homeless man's face off. Then on Tuesday, Maryland college student Alexander Kinyua allegedly confessed to killing his roommate and eating his heart and brain.
And the cannibalistic acts weren't only limited to the states. Canadian porn actor Luka Rocco Magnotta is wanted for allegedly killing and eating the flesh of his victim.
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"Cdc does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate the dead (or one that would present zombie-like symptoms)," writes agency spokesman David Daigle in an email to The Huffington Post.
All the zombie paranoia seemed to start on Saturday (May 26) when Rudy Eugene was shot and killed by a Miami police officer after eating almost the entirety of a homeless man's face off. Then on Tuesday, Maryland college student Alexander Kinyua allegedly confessed to killing his roommate and eating his heart and brain.
And the cannibalistic acts weren't only limited to the states. Canadian porn actor Luka Rocco Magnotta is wanted for allegedly killing and eating the flesh of his victim.
Gawker also points to...
- 6/1/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The horrific face-eating arrest in Miami and several other seemingly subhuman acts has many people wondering what's behind this flesh-munching wave of terror.
A zombie apocalypse, however, is not what we should be worried about, at least according to the federal government.
Over the years the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a couple of tongue-in-cheek "zombie warnings," which really are just disaster-preparedness stunts. But on Thursday, the agency made it official: Zombies don't exist.
"Cdc does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate the dead (or one that would present zombie-like symptoms)," wrote agency spokesman David Daigle in an email to The Huffington Post.
Nevertheless, recent incidents in which humans reportedly ate human flesh have the Internet in a firestorm, with "zombie apocalypse" being Google's third most popular search term by Friday morning.
The zombie craze seemed to start with an attack in Miami on Saturday,...
A zombie apocalypse, however, is not what we should be worried about, at least according to the federal government.
Over the years the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a couple of tongue-in-cheek "zombie warnings," which really are just disaster-preparedness stunts. But on Thursday, the agency made it official: Zombies don't exist.
"Cdc does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate the dead (or one that would present zombie-like symptoms)," wrote agency spokesman David Daigle in an email to The Huffington Post.
Nevertheless, recent incidents in which humans reportedly ate human flesh have the Internet in a firestorm, with "zombie apocalypse" being Google's third most popular search term by Friday morning.
The zombie craze seemed to start with an attack in Miami on Saturday,...
- 6/1/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
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