Tick Question
2006-06-24 07:32:30 · 7 answers · asked by tonginu 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
According to the Centers for Disease Control, there is no documented case of HIV being transferred by tick, mosquito or other insect.
Of course, if you put on adequate bug spray, you protect yourself from other health concerns (Malaria, etc.)
2006-06-24 07:38:05 · answer #1 · answered by klund_pa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the blood of the person with aids is still inside the tick, and the tick bites you, the blood will come in contact with your blood which is a strong risk of getting aids.
2006-06-24 07:37:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
HIV is not transmitted by mosquitoes, flies, ticks, fleas, bees or wasps. If a bloodsucking insect bites someone with HIV, the virus dies almost instantly in the insect's stomach (as it digests the blood). HIV can only live in human cells.
Mosquitoes cannot transmit HIV for two reasons:
The mosquito draws blood and injects saliva. The blood from one person is not injected into the mosquito's next victim.
HIV dies in the mosquito's body. People sometimes are confused because malaria actually reproduces inside the mosquito's digestive tract, using the insect as part of its life cycle. HIV does not.
These facts are confirmed by looking at infection patterns. In areas where mosquitoes are common and where HIV is prevalent, the distribution of AIDS cases in the population is not different from other areas. If mosquitoes transmitted HIV, they would be seeing a disproportionate number of children and elderly infected in those areas.
2006-06-24 07:40:53 · answer #3 · answered by FutureMrsMarsalia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ticks as others need the blood to hatch the eggs. if one person is bit that has aids or hiv, you very well can get it. you can get aids and not be hiv positive but another person getting the blood could become positive as at anytime you can become hiv positive. most ticks come off the dogs. many insects that need blood to hatch the eggs can spread more than that.
2006-06-24 07:40:36 · answer #4 · answered by hollywood71@verizon.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AIDS is a result of HIV.
HIV can NOT be spread by ticks, mosquitos, etc... However, there are number of diseases that CAN be transmitted by ticks (see lick below).
2006-06-24 07:42:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think so. HIV/AIDS is sexually transmitted
2006-06-24 07:36:35 · answer #6 · answered by Mary Ann 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can catch AIDS, you can catch HIV though...
2006-06-24 07:35:32 · answer #7 · answered by J♥dida 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋