Contents:
- Medical Video: Should You Have Sex When You're Sick?
- Be careful, flu can be transmitted through sex
- How fast is the disease transmission time?
- You should not have sex when you are sick
Medical Video: Should You Have Sex When You're Sick?
Even though it's just a cold and common cold cough, basically having sex during illness is not recommended by a doctor. The reason is, there is still a high probability that diseases or germs can be transmitted. But, is it true that flu can be transmitted through sperm or vaginal fluid? If yes, how fast is the spread of the disease? Well, to find out more, let's look at the explanation below.
Be careful, flu can be transmitted through sex
Transmission of the flu virus during sex generally occurs when you or a partner who is sick suddenly coughs or sneezes without closing his mouth, causing the virus to fly in the open air which is both inhaled by both of you. The habit of coughing or sneezing that is covered with hands does not necessarily prevent transmission of flu during sex.
Ann C. Palmenberg, Ph.D., a professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin in the United States, said that even though flu cannot be transmitted through vaginal or semen fluid like sexually transmitted diseases in general, flu viruses can still move from person to person others pass kiss or touch a partner.
Because, even though you have washed your hands using antibacterial cleaning fluid, it still cannot prevent the spread of the virus. A study from the Clinical Infectious Disease said that if cleaning alcohol or hand sanitizers does not necessarily protect 100% of people from rhinovirus, the virus that causes flu. The same is true if you experience vomiting.
Whereas if your illness is a fever, generally the symptoms make you feel sore and tired. So chances are that you will find it hard to feel excited when your body temperature is high. That is, having sex while having a fever actually makes your body more tired so that the fever gets worse.
How fast is the disease transmission time?
The duration of how long you can spread or transmit your disease to others will depend on the illness you have suffered. The most common disease, usually can be contagious in the first few days after you experience some symptoms such as elevated body temperature.
But some diseases can spread during or even before you realize that you will get sick. For example influenza, can spread fully 24 hours before the symptoms of flu itself begin. So you can make your partner sick before you even know that you have the flu.
You should not have sex when you are sick
Having sex during illness will make the mood make love go down because the body is weak and not fit for physical activity. It's a good idea to discuss this problem while asking your partner to delay until the temperature or condition of your body is normal and healthy again.
Apart from decreased sex drive, you should avoid sex when you are sick until the flu symptoms disappear at least 24 hours. The reason is, most of the viruses that cause these symptoms are highly contagious and most likely can be contagious when you make intimate physical contact with a partner who is sick.
Also avoid having sex when you or your partner have symptoms such as vomiting or diarrhea. Muntaber caused by viruses can be transmitted through sex if you and your partner are involved in anal sex or a combination of anal and oral sex, such as rimming (stimulating the anal canal with the tongue or lips).
