Last month, the U.S. government declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico, the hardest hit among states and territories. “You have a responsibility not to perpetuate hysteria.”When I got sick, I didn’t consider going to a doctor in Puerto Rico. But Dr. Jay Varma, deputy commissioner of the New York City Health Department, acknowledged that doesn’t always happen. When I asked whether Zika can spread via saliva or oral sex, the city health interviewer didn’t answer directly. The city health interviewer asked if I would join a CDC study gauging how long Zika can be spread through semen and urine.

Source: Huffington Post September 12, 2016 13:30 UTC