A woman spread Zika virus through sex in first documented case

Friday, July 15, 2016 - 13:01 in Health & Medicine

A New York City woman infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented. Zika is usually spread by mosquitoes, and health officials have known for some time that men can spread it through sex. The Centers for Disease...

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