Sample Social Media Messages on Zika and Pregnancy
Share these messages on your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, blog, or other social media platforms to raise awareness about Zika.
Social Media Messages
Protect your Pregnancy from Zika
- Pregnant people can take steps to protect their #pregnancy from #Zika. Prevent mosquito bites and sexual transmission of Zika. https://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/index.html
- Moms-to-be: Protect your pregnancy from #Zika! Check out our prevention tips: https://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/index.html
- Planning your #pregnancy? Talk with a trusted healthcare provider about any travel plans and #Zika concerns you have. https://www.cdc.gov/pregnancy/zika/women-and-their-partners.html
- EPA-registered insect repellents are safe & effective for pregnant/breastfeeding people. Use as directed. https://www.epa.gov/insect-repellents/find-repellent-right-youexternal icon
- Moms-to-be: Protect yourself from #Zika during pregnancy. Take steps to prevent mosquito bites, avoid traveling to areas with risk of Zika, and protect yourself during sex. https://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/protect-yourself-and-others.html
Stay Zika-Free during Travel
- People who are #pregnant: It’s best to avoid travel to areas with a #Zika outbreak. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-information
- If you are planning a pregnancy, you should consider avoiding travel to areas with risk of Zika, or wait to get pregnant for three months after you return, Learn more. https://www.cdc.gov/pregnancy/zika/women-and-their-partners.html
- People thinking about #pregnancy should talk to their doctor before traveling to areas w/ risk of #Zika. https://www.cdc.gov/pregnancy/zika/women-and-their-partners.html

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Prevent Sexual Transmission of Zika
- Condoms can reduce the chance of getting Zika from sex. Condoms include male and female condoms. https://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/sexual-transmission-prevention.html
- If a pregnant person’s partner goes to an area with risk of #Zika, the couple should use condoms during sex or not have sex for the ENTIRE duration of the pregnancy. https://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/sexual-transmission-prevention.html
- If you’re pregnant and you or your sex partner lives in or traveled to an area with risk of #Zika, protect yourself from getting Zika through sex. Use condoms or don’t have sex during your pregnancy. https://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/sexual-transmission-prevention.html
General Zika Prevention
- Everyone can avoid #Zika by taking steps to prevent mosquito bites and sexual transmission of the virus. https://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/index.html
- #Zika is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito or through sex with a partner who has been infected. https://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/index.html
- There is no #Zika vaccine. The best way to prevent #Zika is to protect yourself from mosquito bites. https://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/index.html
What We Know about Zika
- #Zika can pass from a pregnant person to their fetus during pregnancy. Zika during pregnancy can cause birth defects. https://www.cdc.gov/zika/healtheffects/index.html
- #Zika infection during pregnancy can lead to congenital Zika syndrome, a pattern of birth defects. https://www.cdc.gov/zika/healtheffects/index.html
- #Zika testing is only recommended for people who have been exposed to Zika and have symptoms. https://www.cdc.gov/zika/symptoms/index.html
Page last reviewed: March 31, 2022