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BY MIKE OLIVA

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

If you found yourself wondering recently about the possibilities of a zombie apocalypse, you’re not alone.

It's no coincidence that the phrase “zombie apocalypse” or “zombie attack” has landed among Google’s top 15 most popular searches over the last three days.

Following the attack of one naked man chewing the face of another homeless man on a Miami highway and growling at police, other cases of horrific superhuman murders have been reported.

Bizarre "zombie" cases date back to 2009, when a Texas a mother was accused of eating her newborn, and in 2010, a U.S. mixed martial arts cage fighter ripped out the heart and tongue of his partner. And now, most recently, a man in New Jersey knifed and flung his intestines at police. Then in Maryland, a college student admitted to eating his roommate’s heart and brain.

Many people have enjoyed the comedic news that links these gruesome cases to a zombie apocalypse on the rise, but for others the news stories power an increasing fear that humankind is destined to fall to zombies.

There has been growing evidence that a zombie apocalypse is plausible in the near future. According to Cracked.com, brain parasites, neurotoxins, brain disorders, neurogenesis, and nanotechnology all show potential threats of creating such a catastrophe.

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As a result of the strange headlines, the Daily Beast has assembled a Google Map recording “instances that may be the precursor to a zombie apocalypse.”

But not to worry. In a recent statement the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially announced that a zombie apocalypse is not upon us, according to the LA times.

At the same token, this comes from an organization that released “Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse,” warning the public to be prepared at any time for such a disaster.

Stores have already begun to prepare. Ace Hardware in Nebraska has included a “Zombie Preparedness Center,” and Amazon.com features a number of zombie survival kits. According to mercurynews.com, uncrate.com sells a “bug-out bag,” with components such as a pump-action shotgun and titanium fork made to survive a zombie-driven apocalypse.