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A spate of bizarre acts of cannibalism in the last week have many people wondering whether to be afraid for their own flesh. The populous' collective curiosity has even driven "zombie apocalypse" up to the No. 2 spot on Google's list of trending search terms. But don't worry: according to government scientists, the zombies are not coming for you.
The flesh-eating living dead don't actually exist, said a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "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 told The Huffington Post. The CDC has even put out advisories on the zombie theme.
But what prompted the official reassurance?
The questions started after an attack in Miami on Saturday, when Rudy Eugene, 31, was shot and killed by police while hungrily devouring the face of a homeless man. Eugene, who may have been high on " bath salts " at the time of his vicious attack, seemed impervious to the bullets entering his naked body until the moment he collapsed, police said.
Then, on Tuesday, Alexander Kinyua, a 21-year-old student in Maryland, admitted to murdering his roommate and then eating his heart and parts of his brain. The cannibal's motives have not been explained. [Video: '5 Things I Learned from Living with Cannibals]
Meanwhile, Canadian police are seeking Luka Rocco Magnotta, a low-budget porn actor who allegedly killed and dismembered a young man, and then ate flesh from the corpse. He packaged and mailed other body parts to political offices in Ottawa.
Okay, zombies may not really exist, but clearly the world has troubles enough as it is.
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they go down when you shoot them in the head...and they go up like kindling when lit on fire....see i learned a lot from night of the living dead
This is just a story to quell the panic in this country. They are here. It can't be stopped now.
"according to government scientists, the zombies are not coming for you."
"CDC does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate the dead (or one that would present zombie-like symptoms),"
hmmm...just google "Zombie ant fungus" and see what you get:)
I'm selling Zombie Insurance, so far no one has made a claim, must be working
Glad to see tax payer dollars once again hard at work. I know I'll sleep better tonight.
You're all Zombies!
yeah that's exactly what the cdc would say during a zombie apocalypse
I wonder how much that study cost the taxpayer.
You know, they probably addressed it because some people are actually panicking. All I can say is that I am extremely sorry that I did not become a avid runner. As they say, I don't have to outrun the zombies, I just have to outrun the person standing next to me.
While there ARE a combination of plants that can be combined to make a person 'appear' and/or cause a 'zombie-like' effect on people, the use of the concoction is not used for the purpose of creating fictitious science-fiction hype 'brain-eaters'.
The (drug) has is mainly used in pagan rituals.
Please the CDC is part of the coverup they probably get paid to say there's no such thing. Get paid by Umbrella Corp. loz
Doesn't the cdc have better things to do?
I totally disagree, just go sit by a methadone or pain clinic for a couple of hours and you'll see plenty of zombies!!!
Zombies were an aphorism for consumer culture. That philosophy is lost and now we have Jackazzes who are smoking bath salts and people who believe zombies are real. I used to love Romero's work. Now not so much...
No zombies???? What about werewolves?
Yes they do, we've just been calling them Obama supporters and OWS. And by the way, Hornady Ammunition Company makes "Zombie" ammunition so you can stock up and be prepared!
One Just Posted below you Rita...I was wrong.
You must be one of th walking dead!
When government jumps in to deny something, it is usually a coverup!
If zombies don't exist, the CDC shouldn't have wasted my tax dollars with things like this:
I appreciate suspension of disbelief as much as anyone, but a lot of kids under 21 think zombies actually DO exist!?!? Too much x-box/nintendo, movies, cartoons, and comic books and not enough playing outside and mowing the lawn?
LIES! ALL LIES! Load your guns, check your food & water supplies, lock up your women and pets!
let's see...we needed the cdc to tell us there are no zombies...and they get how much taxpayer every year...
Dang, so true. Just like we need doctors & such to tell us smoking is bad for us.
Zombies do exist! They are called the American Consumer.
Thank god I've played so much Resident Evil, you suckers won't get far without the correct keys and stones to solve the endless puzzles we'll all soon face.
"But don't worry: according to government scientists, the zombies are not coming for you."
No, it's the government coming for us all.