Does the zika virus go away?

[Anonymous]

So I visited a hot spot area for like a week, almost a month ago, and had no idea it was happening. I see it has no cure but not if it goes away... I also read that it can live in male semen for 3 months? Does it go away? I've not sexually active, but I have visited a area that is a 'hot spot' as my friend lives there and it was a month 2 months befor the cases became doubled, and have been bitten by mosquitos , and I know that 80 percent of people have no symptoms who get it soo... Fuck. Im going to have to get tested for it this week, I can't believe i visited a hot spot area, like wtf.

[meowcow]

Zika is pretty much the same as the cold or flu unless you're pregnant.

Most people get no symptoms, while a small percentage of people feel sick like they have a cold or the flu. This lasts about a week or two before the body fights it off. In women, they are Zika-free after a few weeks. For men, Zika virus particles can remain in the semen, so they can still transmit the virus through sex for 6+ months after infection.

However, if nobody is pregnant, it really doesn't matter. Women who have had Zika will not have any problems with the fetus if they get pregnant in the future. It is only if they get Zika in the middle of their pregnancy.

[AustinMan]

It goes away but it stays in semen for up to six months so use condoms.

[whattothink]

From what I understand if you are not young (as in grade school or younger) or old (as in you have some Social Security) and healthy most people will not have many symptoms or recover without many life threatening issues. Seems no worse than West Nile back in the day. It's just the "new" disease to scare everyone.

[springocelot]

since it's a newly discovered virus, no one knows yet
just get checked
https://www.cdc.gov/zika/index.html

[TazWax]

Yeah, they say that it is just like the flu.

[posted]

I just googled it, they said it goes away in a week to three on various sites.
It does not cause chronic infection. The time might vary according to each particular case, but Zika infections tend to last between 7 and 21 days.

[howzit2015]

It goes away after several months. Just don't get pregnant.

[Asker]

source? although yeah thats what it seems

[howzit2015]

www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/.../index-eng.php

[howzit2015]

look at prevention. It says for wait 6 months after travel before you and your partner try to conceive

[Asker]

Ah ok looks like im celibate (er). Thanks

[howzit2015]

Lol, It actually says wear a condom for 6 months. But, yeah. No baby making within this 6 month time frame.

[blondfrog]

Worst site to get medical advice GAG should ban these type of questions.

[Asker]

its more like if you follow the news, because like i said i had no idea it was happening

[blondfrog]

They shouldn't allow them cause somebody could give you wrong advice and you could take their advice which could result in you overdosing or taking the wrong drug which could kill you.

[Anonymous]

Are you pregnant?

[Asker]

nah im not or going to be, but still i wanna know if it goes away... and apparently it stays in male semen for 180 days or 6 months tho... like wtf does that mean , its around in men longer? for women it is 11 weeks in vaginal fluids :/

[Opinion Owner]

Honestly though why are you so worried? So what if you get it? Pregnant people and the sickly are the only ones that could have complications. To everyone else it's basically just a common cold.

[Asker]

I don't know man... i think its concerning... you dont... what you got it?

[Opinion Owner]

As far as I know I don't have it. It's literally the most benign thing ever. The media is just playing it up to be the second coming of the black plague because a news story about a virus that's like the common cold would not get ratings. Saying some new virus is killing people left and right (even though that's a lie not even misleading it's just a lie) gets ratings.