# CDC advises public to prepare for a zombie apocalypse!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 1, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-advises-public-to-prepare-for-a-zombie-apocalypse/623810 "2012-06-01T19:50:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-advises-public-to-prepare-for-a-zombie-apocalypse/623810/1 "2012-06-01T19:50:57Z")
Recent events sparking advisory: - the face eater in Florida - Maryland man killed and dismembered roomate and ate his heart and brain - New Jersey man that cut open his stomach and threw parts of his skin and intestines at police - Suspect in Canada that has mailed severed hands and feet to political party headquarters > [@](#): > > the **Centers for Disease Control** and Prevention said that if it could convince the public to **prepare for the zombie apocalypse** , maybe they’d be better prepared for disasters that can actually happen – such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, or a major pandemic. > > Read more: [http://www.vancouversun.com/Zombie+apocalypse+spreading/6715378/story.html#ixzz1wZaIroYn](http://www.vancouversun.com/Zombie+apocalypse+spreading/6715378/story.html#ixzz1wZaIroYn) They however have no knowledge of an outbreak of a zombie virus. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-advises-public-to-prepare-for-a-zombie-apocalypse/623810/2 "2012-06-01T21:35:59Z")
You’re a bit [late](http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/05/18/cdc-warns-public-prepare-zombie-apocalypse/): > [@](#): > > CDC Warns Public to Prepare for ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ > Published May 18, 2011 > > 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.” That’s a pretty good lead time, a full year. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-advises-public-to-prepare-for-a-zombie-apocalypse/623810/3 "2012-06-01T21:42:09Z")
My best **fiend** sent this to me. I haven’t verified it. > [@](#): > > chronology of miami area events > this was posted on huff post by a commenter with no links to back up the incidents, but it’s a very interesting string of events- > > • 5/16: McArthur High School HazMAt Situation: Students, Teachers Decontaminated After Breaking Out In Rash > > • 5/19: No confirmation on chemical at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport > > **• 5/21: Police: Man bites Woman in Westchester** > • 5/23: 1-285 reopens after hazmat incident > > **• 5/23 Man bite cousin’s nose off** > • 5/24: Second Broward School reports mystery rash > > • 5/25: Hazmat called after kids exposed to pesticide on bus: Hazmat, EMS responded to Lake County FL School > > **• 5/26: Naked man eating man’s face shot** > • 5/26: Florida Doctor spits blood at Highway Patrolman > > \*\*• 5/27: Georgia contractor bites Lowes employees, resist arrest \*\* ---
**Author:** ![The\_Niply\_Elder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@The\_Niply\_Elder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Niply_Elder)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-advises-public-to-prepare-for-a-zombie-apocalypse/623810/4 "2012-06-02T02:21:30Z")
Our mandible is pretty much the only implement nature has left us since our paws turned to spaghetti.