Know An ounce of prevention - worth a pound of flesh. A full spectrum listing of ankle-biting dead guys. Don't slow dance with them. Don't let them whisper in your ear, even if they say they want to tell you a secret. Don't look down if one tells you your shoelace is untied.
Bugles are OK too, as are triskets and goldfish.
The worst thing you can do is screech girlishly and throw your arms up over your face - that's the zombie equivalent of offering them a turkey leg. If you can't find a handy bazooka, you can always use a good sized whompin' stick, until something better comes along. Avoid allowing them to invade your personal space at all costs. It's all in their heads. It seems to be a universal truth that you can drop a zombie by scrambling their eggs for them.