CDC Says: Prepare for the Zombie Apocolypse

[PAFirefighter11]

CDC Warns Public to Prepare for 'Zombie Apocalypse'
By Joshua Rhett Miller
Published May 18, 2011
| FoxNews.com


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 is 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."

http://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmat...ie-apocalypse/

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/0...est=latestnews

[420sx]

Zombieland is going to be our bible.

Rule #2: Doubletap.

[PAFirefighter11]

Originally Posted by 420sx

Zombieland is going to be our bible.

Rule #2: Doubletap.

Rule #1: CARDIO.

[jpalamar]

My fat ass wants a Twinky now.

[HatchSurfer3]

Hahaha thats awesome. I give the CDC credit for using the zombie hype to get their message across. However, I'm already prepared for the flesh-eating bastards!

[rodder]

of course no mention of defensive weapons by the CDC. What are we supposed to fight the zombies with? Duct tape and a radio?

C'mon CDC, everyone knows you can't survive a zombie attack without an AK/AR or at least a good 12 gauge pump.

[420sx]

Or a Cadillac with a snowplow..

[Philly03wagon]

or a crossbow a la The Walking Dead style

[ambitiousCK]

AR check...**** the rest of the **** lol

[SRT60-1]

i hope there are only hot women zombies. I love women that dont talk

[ambitiousCK]

Originally Posted by SRT60-1

i hope there are only hot women zombies. I love women that dont talk

Considering I hate when girls bite my dick, I doubt id want one that was trying to eat it lol.

[SRT60-1]

Originally Posted by ambitiousCK

Considering I hate when girls bite my dick, I doubt id want one that was trying to eat it lol.

hahahahhahahahaha. that was a good one. what about bullet proof condoms?

[AutobahnRacer]

Guess I better watch Zombie Land again to follow all the rules.

[ambitiousCK]

Originally Posted by SRT60-1

hahahahhahahahaha. that was a good one. what about bullet proof condoms?

They dont exist, they all break lol.

[DC2.2GSR]

FEMA has the same kinds of messages and articles. They even play commercials on TV showing people getting their "world turned upside down" (their house actually spins lol) and they grab their bug-out-bags and GTFO. FEMA itsel is pretty f***ed up, but at least they're starting to attempt to warn people.

The worst part is that people watch the commercials and read the articles and get all of the warnings, yet they refuse to prepare. Hopefully this zombie thing will be good tool in a good campaign to wake people the f**k up and get them to start buying preps and build a few bags to keep around. Then again, I seriously doubt it. lol

[vantage08]

#1 for me..load 357

[JankyS13]

Originally Posted by jpalamar

My fat ass wants a Twinky now.

we now know whose the first one to go.

[jspek]

enjoy the little things.

[lownslow95]

I love how people think that this is actually going to happen.

[AutobahnRacer]

ZOMGG@#J#H(G#W$HR(@P$(HT#@(HPR 1 hr 10 min!! JESUS WILL KILL US ALL!!