If the possibility of a zombie attack keeps you awake at night, rest assured you're not the only one who's pondered such an occurence. In fact, researchers have performed a new mathematical analysis that explores how we might best approach a battle with the un-dead. The BBC reports:
If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively.... [The researchers] say only frequent counter-attacks with increasing force would eradicate the fictional creatures.
Although zombies may be a slightly-less-than-serious topic, there's a serious side to the study, which was published in a book called Infectious Diseases Modelling Research Progress. A zombie attack could be similar to a plague of infectious disease, the researchers say. Still, there's one big difference: Once completely wiped out, diseases don't come oozing and groaning back from the dead. Related Content: Gallery: Zombie Animals and the Parasite That Control Them Discoblog: Parasitic Plants Steal RNA, Spy on Their Hosts Discoblog: See It to Believe It: Animals Vomit, Spurt Blood to Thwart Predators
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