The HIV virus is knwon to be transmitted through blood from one to another person. In case mosquito bites one HIV affected (+) person before it bites a normal person, is there any chance to spread the virus?
2006-08-17 02:36:35 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
This is an interesting question, and one that I asked (not here) a few years ago.
The answer is no... for a couple of reasons...
1) When a Female Mosquito bites you, it draws blood in, and then returns to it's nest and feeds its eggs, and itself. It typically does NOT go to ANOTHER person and feed. It's VERY rare that this happens. In the case where it DOES happen, the flow of blood is unidirectional... it doesn't inject blood into you, it draws it. So, no chance there...
(But what happens if I SWAT the mosquito when it's feeding?)
2) On the infinitessimally small chance that (a) a mosquito feeds off a person with AIDS, then (b) returns to a non-infected host, and (c) gets swatted, the blood inside the mosquito is already 'dead'. The mosquito, when it stores the blood, adds a non-coagulating antigen and digestive enzyme that effectively kills or 'disables' any cells in the blood.
So... even if it DID draw blood from a patient with AIDS, it destroys the cellular structure in the blood... effectively killing the virus.
Hope that helps.
2006-08-17 02:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by Village Idiot 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-25 11:18:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When mosquitoes bite a person, they do not inject the blood of a previous victim into the person they bite next. Mosquitoes do, however, inject saliva into their victims, which may carry diseases such as dengue fever, malaria, yellow fever or the West Nile virus, thus infecting the person being bitten. However, HIV is not transmitted this way (Webb et al., 1989). On the other hand, a mosquito may have HIV-infected blood in its gut, and if swatted on the skin of a human who then scratches it, transmission may in principle occur (Siemens, 1987). This risk is very small, and no cases have yet been identified through this route.
2006-08-17 06:51:17 · answer #3 · answered by doctor asho 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When mosquitoes bite a person, they do not inject the blood of a previous victim into the person they bite next. Mosquitoes do, however, inject saliva into their victims, which may carry diseases such as dengue fever, malaria, yellow fever or the West Nile virus, thus infecting the person being bitten. However, HIV is not transmitted this way (Webb et al., 1989). On the other hand, a mosquito may have HIV-infected blood in its gut, and if swatted on the skin of a human who then scratches it, transmission may in principle occur (Siemens, 1987). This risk is very small, and no cases have yet been identified through this route.
2006-08-17 02:41:13 · answer #4 · answered by Raven 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Though Hiv virus is transmitted throgh blood transmission.It cann't be spread through mosquito bite because in mosquito the virus is not able to live because of the condition in that place so it become ineffective.
2006-08-17 02:47:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no it has been proved it is not possible that for the HIV virus to get transmitted through mosquito bite
2006-08-17 02:42:24 · answer #6 · answered by Explorer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
No, It's a Human virus and it isn't known to be transmitted to and from Mosquitoes.
Take care
2006-08-17 02:42:16 · answer #7 · answered by kida_w 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No AIDS virus not to be transmited by mosquito's from one to another persons ITS ONLY THROUGH UN SECURED SEX ,AND, BLOOD TO BLOOD (INJECTIONS ONLY)TRANSWER ONLY.So stay cool don't afraid about AIDS it will dies in mosquito's.
2006-08-17 02:52:51 · answer #8 · answered by Mani k 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a real good ques......No, it doesnot spread by this way because HIV is a very very fragile virus that dies very soon outside the body. it dies in mosquito's stomach because of the hostile conditions there for the virus...
2006-08-17 09:18:45 · answer #9 · answered by cool_buddy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
AIDS virus cant survive in mosquito's cell...that is why when they bite a normal person it does not put any effect....
2006-08-17 07:23:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋