The war between zombies and
humans is over, but at Utah State University the cleanup has just begun.
Stench from decomposing flesh
filled the air on campus Friday. Infectious decaying corpses lay strewn across
campus.
Wellness officials at Utah
State University are concerned about the effects the war has had on public
health and mental health.
The bacteria and viruses from
the rotting flesh have already been spread to the inside of campus buildings
according to Andrea Sinfield, a representative of Utah State’s student health
center.
"You wouldn't want that
infecting the food and The Hub and all these dining areas. We'd see fingers on
the chairs and the tables," Sinfield said. "It would be a terrible
thing to see that. Can you imagine a teacher spreading it to hundreds of
students and just contaminating the whole school? It is an epidemic."
Officials are also concerned about
the public’s mental state.
“Frankly it’s effecting their
studies," Sinfield said. "We have lots of sleeping disorders and
anxiety about these zombies and the stress is definitely taking a toll."
Student Ryan Adair said he
doesn’t feel safe outside.
“Things have been crazy,"
Adair said. “It’s not a very pleasant sight to see.”
Campus health officials plan to
clean and sanitize campus over the next week according to Celeste Rich, an
employee of the student health center.
“We’re doing all we can,” Rich
said. “It’s going to be a process to get things back to normal. We urge people
to be patient and use caution.”
Hand sanitizer will be
distributed to students and faculty as an additional preventative measure.
UnDeadline
reporters Addison M.T. Hall, Blake DeVries, Brooklin Peterson, Kyle Heywood,
Ryan Gudmunson and Tavin Stucki contributed to this report
