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You click the link to the CDC and find a press release related to the virus.

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For Immediate Release: May 11, 2012.

"The Center for Disease Control and Prevention urges people to take steps to prevent Zeta virus infections. Outbreaks of the disease have been documented in the United States, with greater activity in densely populated areas.

Thus far, ten states and two United States territories have reported Zeta virus infections in people. The total number of cases has reached over 10,000, all leading to a death-like state. Zeta virus is transmitted by person-to-person contact, either by blood or saliva.

"It is clear we are seeing 100% infection rates with this virus," said Lucas Dodson, M.D., M.P.H., medical epidemiologist with the CDC's Viral Diseases division. "We cannot stress enough the importance of avoiding contact with infected people."

The best approaches for preventing infection include the following:

- Avoid highly populated areas such as hospitals, supermarkets, and other places where people congregate.

- Stay indoors and secure the area from entry.

- Know the symptoms of infection: yellowing of the skin, green "birthmark-like" lesions, aggressive behavior, imbalanced gait.

There are no medications to treat or vaccines to prevent Zeta-virus infection. People exposed may appear normal for up to an hour before symptoms show, but no known prevention of full-blown infection exists. In the event someone you know becomes infected, quarantine the individual away from non-infected people and avoid contact at all times.

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