If you previously took everything the CDC said with a grain of salt, their latest pronouncement is not likely to change your mind.
A tongue-in-cheek blog post describes what to do in case zombies strike.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp
Excerpt:
"Zombie Apocalypse
There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for. 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.
A Brief History of Zombies
We’ve all seen at least one movie about flesh-eating zombies taking over (my personal favorite is Resident EvilExternal Web Site Icon.), but where do zombies come from and why do they love eating brains so much? The word zombie comes from Haitian and New Orleans voodoo origins. Although its meaning has changed slightly over the years, it refers to a human corpse mysteriously reanimated to serve the undead. Through ancient voodoo and folk-lore traditions, shows like the Walking Dead were born."
Full blog post is here:
http://emergency.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp
