CDC pushes Zika sex ed | www.wsbradio.com

The government wants to make sure schools are taking steps to protect students from Zika virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that schools across the nation implement mosquito control measures on school grounds.

The recommendations include getting rid of standing water and making sure classroom windows have screens. 

Zika can also be transmitted sexually, so the government is also recommending that Zika be a part of sex education classes.

Nationwide, 41 percent of high school aged students report having had sex at least once.

The recommendation is that age-appropriate sexual health education should include information regarding the risk of Zika and the potential for sexual transmission.

The education should include correct and consistent use of condoms and students should also be informed that abstinence can eliminate the risk of infection.

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