Zika virus, spread mostly by mosquitoes, might also travel via oral sex, French researchers report.
It's known that sex can spread Zika virus,
which can remain in a man's semen for weeks and even months. In an
excruciatingly detailed report, a team of researchers at France's INSERM
medical institute describe a case they think suggests that oral sex
might also spread the virus.
It started with a woman who got sick in Paris last February. She got the
classic Zika rash and muscle aches, and had not been to any
Zika-affected areas. But a man she knew had been in Rio and also had a
rash.
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Source: NBC News
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