If someone kills a mosquito that has sucked a lot of blood from an infected person with his fingers. Almost instantly, he cut himself n used that same finger to stop blood from oozing out. Can he be infected.?
2006-09-25 01:47:37 · 14 answers · asked by hottest 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Well that is a question all right. Lets think about this for a minute. let me see if I have what you are asking correct first.
If some one is bitten by a mosquito and that person is HIV + and another person squishes that mosquito on the HIV+ persons arm then at almost the same instant gets a cut and uses the same finger to try to stop the bleeding. If all this is correct I would say yes is is possible, but unlikely, this is why I say this.
I live in Tennessee and a few years back we had several people contract HIV from a dentist office. Even though the virus can not live very long in the wrong inviroment it can live long enough on uncleaned dental tools.
If the mosquito is killed and then instantly the person that has the blood on his/her finger touches and exposed wound it is very possible. There are several other things to take into consideration as well. What is the viral load. The lower the load the fewer virus there are to be exsposed too. Was the blood just pooring out of the cut. Flowing blood has a cleansing effect and could has prevented the virus from gaining acces past the skin.
That is a good question and to say it is impossible is to be foolish. To say that it is probable is also foolish. I would not worry too much about it. Would most likely win the Lottery or get struck by lightening first.
Just my two cents.
Sterling
2006-09-26 09:58:20 · answer #1 · answered by sugars_of_life 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you would need alot more blood. Just like kissing you can kiss an HIV infected person and not get HIV.
2006-09-25 01:55:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. The HIV virus does not survive outside the human body for long and it is in a mosquito's salivary glands.
2006-09-25 02:22:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be very careful. Generally, it is when blood of a HIV victim enter into a cut of non-victim that is the only way of having effect.
2006-09-25 01:51:48 · answer #4 · answered by joe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hiv cannot pass to the mosquito..so can't transmit..besides..amount would be too little anyway...even sperm of an infected guy} in the water can't pass it to another..even if they had open wound
2006-09-25 01:53:45 · answer #5 · answered by Colin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you can cuz i was watching sumthin earlier bout mosuitos and they said they carry disases and you can get the disease from the mosquito so i think u prolly could its jus like using someone else needle if they had hiv or aids and they used a needle then u used that same needle then u can get it ...i would ask a dr or a professional bout that though
2006-09-25 02:03:45 · answer #6 · answered by xojennxo6969 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i doubt that it is possible to contact hiv by the method you have mentioned.
but i think you need to be more care ful from now on.also go for an hiv screening in a couple of months.aids is real!
2006-09-25 02:08:44 · answer #7 · answered by modee m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very possible. Because it would be like sucking blood in a syring and distributing it without no oxygen
2006-09-25 02:23:51 · answer #8 · answered by Betty L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely not! it would have to be blood transfer from another person---you dont get it from mosquitos
2006-09-25 01:51:32 · answer #9 · answered by hepette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the trials and experiences..
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
since HIV can not live insid mossquito...
Do not panic
2006-09-25 11:38:20 · answer #10 · answered by Palastenian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋