{"id":3409,"date":"2017-02-25T16:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3409"},"modified":"2024-02-22T14:52:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T14:52:16","slug":"can-zika-be-sexually-transmitted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/can-zika-be-sexually-transmitted\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Zika be Sexually Transmitted?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The short answer to the question of this post is: probably. &nbsp;Although not definitively proven to the level that most doctors would like, there is certainly a lot of evidence to suggest that Zika can be passed on sexually. &nbsp;Particularly from men to women.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/single-virus-1-1024x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7628\" width=\"768\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/single-virus-1-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/single-virus-1-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/single-virus-1-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/single-virus-1-1536x777.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/single-virus-1-2048x1036.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Men and women who have a Zika&nbsp;infection will probably have mild flu like symptoms, and tend to feel better after a few days rest. &nbsp;Afterwards they will how no long lasting medical problems as a results of the infection. &nbsp;However, all this changes if a woman is pregnant. &nbsp;Women who have a Zika&nbsp;infection can pass this on to their unborn child where it can cause significant health issues for the baby. &nbsp; We have all seen pictures on the news of what some children can look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zika is most usually passed on by mosquitos as they bite an infected person, it can be spread to other people they bite. &nbsp;It appears it can also be spread sexually. &nbsp;So if either partner has been to a country with a Zika&nbsp;presence and you want to have a baby, we would suggest either waiting for at least six months after you return, or having a Better2Know Zika test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Zika tests are available across the UK, with results in just a few days. &nbsp;We suggest that both parents get tested. &nbsp;To book please call the booking team on the number above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The short answer to the question of this post is: probably. &nbsp;Although not definitively proven to the level that most doctors would like, there is certainly a lot of evidence to suggest that Zika can be passed on sexually. &nbsp;Particularly from men to women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[2787,2582,608,644,1455,924,576,1727,2809,629],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3409"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3409"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7629,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3409\/revisions\/7629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3409"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=3409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}