Angela Onwuzoo The Director of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Chukwuma Anyaike, says it is untrue that staphylococcus aureus can’t be transmitted through sexual acts. Anyaike noted that staphylococcus, a bacterial infection found on human skin, could cause infection when it gets to the wrong place including the private parts.
PUNCH reports that there are myths and misunderstandings surrounding the transmission of staphylococcus through sexual acts. While some physicians argue that staphylococcus could not be transmitted sexually others believe the bacterial infection could be sexually transmitted if it gets into the private parts. In 2018, Oluwaseun Garuba, a professor at the Department of Microbiology, University of Ibadan, said staphylococcus couldn’t be sexually transmitted in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH.
But speaking in an exclusive interview with PUNCH HealthWise, Anyaike maintained that staphylococcus could be sexually transmitted just like other organisms like ecoli. He also emphasised that people could get staphylococcus in the hospital through contaminated objects, warning that everyone was at risk of the infection. Giving reasons why staphylococcus is sexually transmitted, the public health expert explained, “Staphylococcus is not supposed to be in the vagina or urinary tract.
So, once it enters there, it is in the wrong place and can be sexually transmitted just like other organisms like ecoli. “Ecoli is not supp.