Prevention

What we know

• No vaccine exists to prevent Zika.
• Prevent Zika by avoiding mosquito bites.
• Mosquitoes that spread Zika virus bite during the day and night.
• Mosquitoes that spread Zika virus also spread dengue and chikungunya viruses.
• Zika can be passed through sex from a person who has Zika to his or her sex partners. Condoms can reduce the chance of getting Zika from sex. Condoms include male and female condoms.
• Local mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission has been reported in the continental United States.
• The mosquitoes that can spread Zika are found throughout the United States.

What you can do to protect yourself and others