Zika Virus Transmitted through Sexual contact in U.S. Confirmed in Texas- First case

A person in Texas has contracted the Zika virus after having sex with someone who became infected while traveling in Venezuela, health officials said Tuesday.

The case represents the first known sexual transmission of Zika in the U.S. during the current outbreak.

 

"Now that we know Zika virus can be transmitted through sex, this increases our awareness campaign in educating the public about protecting themselves and others," Dallas County Health and Human Services director Zachary Thompson said.

 ZIKA VIRUS SPREAD DECLARED A GLOBAL EMERGENCY BY WHO

Texas Middle Scholar who shared her Inhaler with Classmate Suspended

A Dallas-area middle schooler was suspended for sharing her inhaler with a classmate she thought could be having an asthma attack Tuesday, according to reports.

Indiyah displays the inhaler she uses to treat her own asthma. Indiyah gave her classmate the inhaler during gym class Tuesday at Vernon Schrade Middle School.

Seventh-grade honors student Indiyah Rush, 12, also faces up to 30 days in a Garland, Texas, alternative school, KDFW-TV reported. She handed the other girl her inhaler after she noticed the girl wheezing and then breathing heavily during gym class at Vernon Schrade Middle School, Indiyah told the TV station.