Viral outbreak?

They've been talking about a virus on the news for weeks now. It started out just a few cases centralized out West around California and Nevada, but now it's spreading. Today there on Good Morning America a scientist ran on set and started yelling at people to quarantine themselves with as many provisions as possible because the virus is altering the neuro-pathways of the brain or something. He says this is nothing they've ever seen before. It is also nothing like what they expected zombies to be. They aren't dead or dying, just cannibalistic, violent, and primitive. So far it's isolated to big cities. I keep hoping we'll be safe here in our tiny Midwestern town, but I have a feeling that won't last long. I told my husband about it, and he's out rounding up the family and buying all the ammo he can find for our guns, any flammable liquids he can get his hands on, and when he comes home he's going to start reinforcing the walls. I'm out to get non-perishables. I'm sure it will all be fine, but we'd rather be safe than sorry. Will update later.