Zombiism (yes, those with a penchant for eating brains) gets defined in a respected scientific journal.

Worst club scene ever.

For its December issue, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has released an article that strikes home for most of us. "Zombie infections: epidemiology, treatment and prevention," specifically focuses on the scourge of flesh-eating hoards of zombies that could run rampant across the globe if we're not careful.

You laugh. But what's your plan when they come for you and you realize you left your personal Rick Grimes pants at home?

Included in the article are detailed footnotes and sources--sources rich in a detailed analysis of the potential epidemic--such as the movies 28 Days Later and Night of the Living Dead.

Tara Smith, of Kent State University, conducted the study, which was all part of an annual tradition at the BMJ to showcase irreverent, humorous 'studies' in their year-end issue.

Yeah, yeah--it's all fun and games until we're siphoning gas from broken down cars and dealing with eye patch wearing maniacs.