Okay we all know about the Golden Horde, right? The term affectionately used by many survivalist and preppers alike to describe the massive outpouring of people who will come pouring out from every nook and cranny from the cities into the more rural areas should a major catastrophic event occur.   Some on foot, some bikes, others pushing carts, and more in motor vehicles.  Most, unprepared for the event or their survival and willing to shoot, take/steal or kill by whatever means to care for themselves.

Then there are zombies – the undead.  The wave of zombies most known today are the blank stare monsters who are plagued by some wide spread infection (or whatever turned them into zombies) and, much like locust, descend in large numbers on your city or town; their main objective to consume – you.  

And then there is the “pandemic-sort” of zombies; people afflicted by a virus or some sort, acting much like zombies, slowly deteriorating, desperate for assistance that there may not be any – think of the movie ‘Legend’.

So now that we have an understanding of what each is, I’m wondering, are these two groups so far apart?  Oh, and by the way, I’m referring to the Golden Horde and the ‘Pandemic Zombies’ to be clear (I don’t think I’d want to encounter any Living Dead kind).

Think about it.  Both will be in large numbers.  Both are desperate.  Both are willing to take for their gain.  Both are willing to kill.  And most importantly – both will be starving.

But you say – there’s no such thing as zombies.  Well there was no such thing as H1N1 Flu (that we knew of until it happened either.)  See where I’m going? 

Think about it, if all the stars and the planets were aligned – it is theoretically possible, although extremely difficult, to create a hybrid rabies-influenza virus using modern genetic-engineering techniques.

What??????

Well let Samita Andreansky, a virologist at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine in Florida say it.   Ms. Andreansky says,  “sure, I could imagine a scenario where you mix rabies with a flu virus to get airborne transmission, a measles virus to get personality changes, the encephalitis virus to cook your brain with fever”—and thus increase aggression even further—”and throw in the ebola virus to cause you to bleed from your guts. Combine all these things, and you’ll [get] something like a zombie virus,” she said.

Also, though we (hope) dead humans can’t come back to life, certain viruses can induce such aggressive, zombie-like behavior, scientists say in the documentary ‘The Truth Behind Zombies’.

To me if it is even talked about – it could happen.

So, from what I’ve read, whether you’re talking about the Golden Horde or Zombies, you need to safe-guard yourself just as you would in any survival situation, by having food (and all the supplies that go with preparing it), water, a source for heat, medical supplies (and knowledge of how to use it) and a way to defend yourself and your home/retreat.

Warning – No uninvited dinner guests.

- Survivor Jane

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