Zika Can Spread Through Oral Sex
Zika Can Spread Through Oral Sex, Study Says A baby born with microcephaly is examined by a neurologiston Feb. 12, 2016, at the Pedro I hospital in Paraiba state, Brazil. Babies born with microcephaly caused by the Zika virus can suffer from worse eye problems than researchers thought, according to a new study. (FELIPE DANA/AP) A new report from France suggests that the Zika virus can be transmitted through oral sex. Zika is typically spread through the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, but the new case adds to building evidence that the virus may be transmitted through sexual contact more readily than thought. Zika symptoms are typically mild in most people. However, the virus can cause a catastrophic birth defect known as microcephaly in babies born to women who become infected while pregnant. These infants are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains. In the face of the growing reality of sexual transmission of Zika, U.N. health officials ann...