According to a publication by centers for disease control and prevention, the human semen can harbor some viruses that are capable of causing viremia.
Viremia is a medical condition in which a virus enters the bloodstream of a person and hence have access to virtually every tissue and organ in his body. It is analogous to bacteremia, a condition where bacteria enters the bloodstream.
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Viremia is a medical condition in which a virus enters the bloodstream of a person and hence have access to virtually every tissue and organ in his body. It is analogous to bacteremia, a condition where bacteria enters the bloodstream.
Viruses that are capable of causing viremia and found in Human Semen include:
- Adenoviruses
- Transfusion transmitted virus
- Lassa fever virus†
- Rift Valley fever virus†
- Ebola virus
- Marburg virus†
- GB virus C
- Hepatitis C virus
- Zika virus
- Hepatitis B virus
- Cytomegalo virus
- Epstein Barr virus
- Human herpes virus 8
- Human herpes virus 7
- Human herpes virus 6
- Human simplex viruses 1 and 2
- Varicella zoster virus
- Mumps virus†
- Adeno-associated virus
- BK virus
- JC virus
- Simian virus 40
- HIV
- Human T-cell lymphoma virus 1†
- Simian foamy virus
- Chikungunya virus†
Kindly read the article The Breadths Of Viruses In Human Semen
for more details.
