Of the many tools available to public health officials and epidemiologists trying to understand and prevent the spread of global pandemics, one valuable resources has been ignored, until now: zombie movies.
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That snake story was seriously frightening. Just another reason why I don't live in Kenya. Public health officials could learn a lot about pandemics from watching zombie movies http://www.atsu.edu/shm/online_programs/public_health/index.htm