(CNN) Watching the news, Dr. William Schaffner wanted to reach into his television set and give soccer player Hope Solo this message: "You have it all backward!" He heard that Solo said she wouldn't compete at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil if the games were held today because she worried she might contract the Zika virus and, at some point, give birth to a child with health problems. "I do not accept being forced into making the decision between competing for my country and sacrificing the potential health of a child, or staying home and giving up my dreams and goals as an athlete," Solo told Sports Illustrated.Zika virus lives in semen for an unknown period of timeA man infected with Zika could potentially infect his sexual partnerAnd he could put unborn baby at risk for a birth defect, experts say
She can spread the virus to her unborn baby through her bloodstream, and _ doesn't last long in blood.