Top medical journal includes research on 'zombie infections'

The research even details how -"zombiism-" is transmitted -"via bite-".

London

: Are you afflicted by a shambling gait, a tendency to moan and the desire to bite and eat flesh Watch out -- you could be becoming a zombie, according to the respected British Medical Journal (BMJ). A new article entitled -"Zombie infections: epidemiology, treatment and prevention-" details everything from symptoms of infection -- -"people may clinically die and reanimate-" -- to how -"zombiism-" is transmitted -- -"via bite-". It urges more funding for research into zombie epidemics -"to tackle the looming threat of apocalyptic disease-". The study, by Tara Smith of Kent State University in the US, even comes with meticulous footnotes citing sources such as zombie movies -"28 Days Later-" and -"Night of the Living Dead-". A spokesman for the BMJ, one of the most respected forums for research in the medical world, explained that the article was part of a light-hearted tradition of running a special Christmas issue. -"All Christmas articles go thorough our usual peer-review processes,-" the spokesman added. -"The subject matter is quirky and fun, but they use proper research methods and have to stand up scientifically.-"