For the first time, a person from the U.S. who traveled to Venezuela has infected his sexual partner with the Zika virus. It isn't known how long the virus can live in sperm, so the CDC is studying that, right now.
The guidelines state that anyone who is pregnant and having sexual contact with a person who has traveled to areas known to be associated with this virus should have that partner use a condom.
Specifically, the following is the alert just released by the CDC:
"Men with a pregnant sex partner who reside in or have traveled to an
area of active Zika virus transmission and their pregnant sex partners
should consistently and correctly use condoms during sex (vaginal, anal,
or oral) or abstain from sexual activity for the duration of the
pregnancy," the CDC said in its latest advisory on Zika.
"Our priority here is to prevent a pregnant woman from becoming infected with Zika," CDC chief Dr. Tom Frieden told reporters.
"The bottom line for most people in the U.S. is
that pregnant women should postpone travel to Zika-affected areas. Our
new guidance is that pregnant women should use condoms during sex or
abstain if their partner has traveled to an area where Zika has been
spreading."
Zika has recently been identified in saliva, too. This doesn't necessarily mean that it can be transmitted via kissing or sneezing (or other methods), but salivary transmission is presently being studied by the CDC.
Dr. Esther
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