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About zika in texas from having sex. was it by getting semen in the vagina, the mouth, or the anus? or was it by swallowing vaginal fluids and saliva?

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Dr. Andrew Seibert answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

Zika virus: The precise source of sexual transmission of the Zika virus is currently unknown. Until more is known about it, one must assume that any fluid transmission could be risky, especially in someone who is known to have the virus. Good luck.

Answered 2/5/2016

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How it transmits...: How Zika transmits during sex is being studied (2/2016). In an earlier case, Zika virus was found in semen after it was no longer found in his blood, which means that semen MAY be infectious for longer than his blood is. Testing on other body areas, such as the urine, saliva, anus, or vagina is surely being done by doctors this week. For now, avoid intimate contact for 1 month after Zika exposure.

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