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Can you get zika from infected saliva?14 wks pregnant and may have come in contact with someone with it as they were bit by mosquitoes in el salvador.
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Yes (well... maybe): It's 2/2016, still early in our knowledge of Zika transmission. We know it can be transmitted through having sex, but nobody knows exactly what that means. People don't just insert a penis into a vagina, squirt semen, and leave. So, when the scientists say "transmitted through sex", we have to be cautious and presume that getting things like saliva into our bodies may transmit Zika to us. Be safe!
Answered 4/17/2016
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