Zika testing isn't being offered as an essential preventive health service to every American right now. JUST WATCHED Zika outbreak: Why some are saying no to Zika spraying Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Zika outbreak: Why some are saying no to Zika spraying 06:41But it seems like more than just an oversight that the CDC is not yet recommending that sexually active men seek out testing in areas where active Zika transmission is confirmed. If men can be carriers of Zika, why aren't they being recommended for testing in active Zika zones, too? Zika isn't the first STD that we've been squeamish around, and our puritanical history makes it likely that it won't be the last. But Zika is an STD, one that can be passed on to partners and developing infants just like HIV, chlamydia and syphilis.

Source: CNN September 12, 2016 03:06 UTC