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Some retroviruses, including human immunodeficiency virus type 1, herpesviruses, and hepatitis B virus, are shed in semen and are transmitted during sex. Herpesviruses that infect the genital mucosa are shed from lesions and transmitted in genital secretions, as are papillomaviruses. Though Zika virus is primarily transmitted by mosquito, a surprising observation was that it is also detected in the semen of infected males, where it can remain replication-competent for up to 6 months. Most viruses found in semen reproduce in testicular tissue, from which they are shed into the seminal fluid.