I want to be an expert at surviving a zombie apocalypse. In films, zombies are usually depicted as walking corpses that feed on humans. They are created by an epidemic and infectious bite. Global pandemics like this will create pandemonium and fear around the world, collapsing modern society and typical human behavior. Zombies are widely considered fictional, but with the evolution of bioweapons, disease, or even divine punishment, it's not entirely far-fetched that an event like this could happen. To survive a zombie apocalypse you will need to know the type of zombie you will encounter, infection communication, and survival tactics in the wake of a rapidly decaying society. An expert is expected to ensure humanity's survival before society collapses and zombies become the dominant species on earth. There are several types of "zombies" that have been recorded in the past. The origins of Zombies come from Vodou, a spiritual belief system that originates in the country of Haiti (Hahn, 2007). In Vodou folklore, Bakor priests or “sorcerers” are said to take control of their victims through a neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin, which is derived from pufferfish and described as a deadly neurotoxin that causes paralysis (Hahn, 2007). In a widely documented case, the book “A Serpent and A Rainbow” discusses the life of Clairvius Narcisse. Narcisse was a Haitian man who was actually declared dead and buried and was said to have been transformed into a living zombie by a Bakor priest for 18 years (Hahn, 2007). The other type of Zombie, the typical ones you see in movies, are very different from the ones depicted in Vodou. The director of "Night of the Living Dead", ...... at the center of the article ...... of The Promise and Perils of Synthetic Biology: http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the -promises-and-perils-of-synthetic-biologyCDC. (2011, May). Emergency preparedness and response. Retrieved May 2011, from CDC: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Clark, T. (2011, January 6). Stress, tunnel vision, perceptions. Retrieved from Uberlumen: http://www.uberlumen.com/2011/01/06/book-reviews/stress-tunnel-vision-perceptions/Graham, R. (2005, March 4). The Great Influenza of 1918. Retrieved from John Hopskins Bloomberg School of Public Health: http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/2005/great_influenza.htmlKhan, A.S. (2011, May 16). Social Media: Preparation 101: Zombie Apocalypse. Retrieved from Emergency Preparedness and Response: http://emergency.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.aspMilton, S. (Editor). (2008). Consequences: Zero Population [Film].