Zombie Apocalypse: CDC Denies Existence Of Zombies Despite Cannibal Incidents

Zombie Apocalypse: CDC Denies Existence Of Zombies Despite Cannibal IncidentsThe 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.