The Coming Zombie Apocalypse
For the past decade we have been bombarded with zombie movies and sitcoms. From the hit movie, “Zombie Land” to AMC’s long-lasting series “The Walking Dead,” the undead have become a mainstay in American culture. As many have fallen in love with the characters and their struggles, we need to ask ourselves a serious question. Is Hollywood preparing us for a coming future reality? According to the CDC, I believe this to be true as our wildlife are turning into zombies at an alarming rate. Zombie Animals? Presently our wildlife has developed a Chronic Wasting disease (CWD) which mimics the signs of zombies with symptoms, such as a vacant stare, degraded brains and spinal cords, thick saliva, exposed ribs or drooping heads, and a lack of fear. NPR previously reported that “CWD passes from animal to animal through prions , misfolded proteins that cause other proteins to misfold around them. Different prion diseases tend to only h...