Disposal

pg.19 "Studies have shown that Solanum can still inhabit the body of a terminated zombie for up to forty eight hours. Exercise extreme care when disposing of undead corpses. The head in particular possesses the most serious hazard, given its concentration of the virus. Never handle an undead corpse without protective clothing. Treat it as you would any toxic, highly lethal material. Cremation is the safest, most
effective way of disposal. Despite rumors that a pile of burning corpses will spread Solanum in a cloud of smoking plague, common sense would dictate that any virus is unable to survive intense heat, to say nothing of an open flame."


Upon my reading of this passage, I thought that this author was writing about this topic in such a unique way. I've personally never read a book, like this one, that has been so specific towards the future and how to avoid it/live with it. Max Brooks is giving advice on the most effective way of disposing of a zombie after killing this already undead creature. I believe this falls under biotech/genetics, due to the fact that these creatures were derived from humans through their meddling with science.
The author gets his message across via imagery. His descriptions of the disposal of a zombie would make it seem as if he has experience in this area. Upon further thought, one can realize that Brooks can't possibly have experience in this area, because zombies don't exist. His use of imagery prompts the reader to put more faith in his word and follow his quest through this imaginary world.