If you think you may have or had Zika
Tell your doctor or healthcare provider and take these steps to protect others.Use the tips below to protect yourself & others from Zika
- Following these tips will help to protect you, your partner, your family, your friends, and your community from Zika. The more steps you take, the more protected you are.
- If you are caring for a family member or friend with Zika, take steps to protect yourself from exposure to the person’s blood and body fluids.
Prevent mosquito bites
- Zika virus is spread to people mainly through the bite of an infected mosquito.
- Mosquitoes that spread Zika virus bite mostly during the day, but they can also bite at night.
- The best way to prevent Zika is to protect yourself from mosquito bites.
What you can do
- Check for areas with risk of Zika.
- Take steps to prevent mosquito bites.
- Take steps to control mosquitoes inside and outside your home.
Plan for travel
- Currently, outbreaks are occurring in many countries and territories.
- Zika virus will continue to spread and it will be difficult to determine how and where the virus will spread over time.
What you can do
- Check for areas with risk of Zika.
- Plan for travel (both before AND after your trip)
- Protect yourself during sex
Protect yourself during sex
- Zika can be passed through sex from a person who has Zika to his or her sex partners.
- Studies are underway to find out how long Zika stays in the semen and vaginal fluids of people who have Zika, and how long it can be passed to sex partners. We know that Zika can remain in semen longer than in other body fluids, including vaginal fluids, urine, and blood.
What you can do
- Not having sex can eliminate the risk of getting Zika from sex.
- Condoms can reduce the chance of getting Zika from sex.
- Condoms include male and female condoms.
- To be effective, condoms should be used from start to finish, every time during vaginal, anal, and oral sex and the sharing of sex toys.
- Dental dams (latex or polyurethane sheets) may also be used for certain types of oral sex (mouth to vagina or mouth to anus).
- Learn how to protect yourself during sex.
If you are caring for a person with Zika
Take steps to protect yourself from exposure to the person’s blood and body fluids (urine, stool, vomit). If you are pregnant, you can care for someone with Zika if you follow these steps.- Do not touch blood or body fluids or surfaces with these fluids on them with exposed skin.
- Wash hands with soap and water immediately after providing care.
- Immediately remove and wash clothes if they get blood or body fluids on them. Use laundry detergent and water temperature specified on the garment label. Using bleach is not necessary.
- Clean the sick person’s environment daily using household cleaners according to label instructions.
- Immediately clean surfaces that have blood or other body fluids on them using household cleaners and disinfectants according to label instructions.
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If you think you may have or had Zika
Tell your doctor or healthcare provider and take these steps to protect others.Use the tips below to protect yourself & others from Zika
- Following these tips will help to protect you, your partner, your family, your friends, and your community from Zika. The more steps you take, the more protected you are.
- If you are caring for a family member or friend with Zika, take steps to protect yourself from exposure to the person’s blood and body fluids.
Prevent mosquito bites
- Zika virus is spread to people mainly through the bite of an infected mosquito.
- Mosquitoes that spread Zika virus bite mostly during the day, but they can also bite at night.
- The best way to prevent Zika is to protect yourself from mosquito bites.
What you can do
- Check for areas with risk of Zika.
- Take steps to prevent mosquito bites.
- Take steps to control mosquitoes inside and outside your home.
Plan for travel
- Currently, outbreaks are occurring in many countries and territories.
- Zika virus will continue to spread and it will be difficult to determine how and where the virus will spread over time.
What you can do
- Check for areas with risk of Zika.
- Plan for travel (both before AND after your trip)
- Protect yourself during sex
Protect yourself during sex
- Zika can be passed through sex from a person who has Zika to his or her sex partners.
- Studies are underway to find out how long Zika stays in the semen and vaginal fluids of people who have Zika, and how long it can be passed to sex partners. We know that Zika can remain in semen longer than in other body fluids, including vaginal fluids, urine, and blood.
What you can do
- Not having sex can eliminate the risk of getting Zika from sex.
- Condoms can reduce the chance of getting Zika from sex.
- Condoms include male and female condoms.
- To be effective, condoms should be used from start to finish, every time during vaginal, anal, and oral sex and the sharing of sex toys.
- Dental dams (latex or polyurethane sheets) may also be used for certain types of oral sex (mouth to vagina or mouth to anus).
- Learn how to protect yourself during sex.
If you are caring for a person with Zika
Take steps to protect yourself from exposure to the person’s blood and body fluids (urine, stool, vomit). If you are pregnant, you can care for someone with Zika if you follow these steps.- Do not touch blood or body fluids or surfaces with these fluids on them with exposed skin.
- Wash hands with soap and water immediately after providing care.
- Immediately remove and wash clothes if they get blood or body fluids on them. Use laundry detergent and water temperature specified on the garment label. Using bleach is not necessary.
- Clean the sick person’s environment daily using household cleaners according to label instructions.
- Immediately clean surfaces that have blood or other body fluids on them using household cleaners and disinfectants according to label instructions.
