2006-12-08 00:28:14 · 7 answers · asked by toddbenny333 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Our current knowledge suggests that mosquitos do not spread HIV/AIDS. There is evidence, for one thing - mosquitos bite regardless of the age of the person, while HIV infection is either in babies through mother to child transmission or in those who are sexually active. The reason is probably that HIV is a labile virus, the mosquitos digest the blood cells and destroy them and once a mosquito has had a blood feed, it does not immediately need another.
2006-12-08 00:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, Anything is Possible, but the Fact that the HIV is Not Spreading By this Mechanism Speaks Strongly Against Them Being a Good Vector for Transmission, I Suspect this is Because of the Envelope of the HIV and the Mosquito Saliva.
2016-05-23 06:16:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The HIV virus dies after a few seconds if it comes into contact with air, so the answer is most definitely NO mosquitos CANNOT spread the AIDS(HIV) virus
2006-12-08 00:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by Big Ben 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the most prevalent myths about HIV transmission is that mosquitoes or other bloodsucking insects can infect you. There is no scientific evidence to support this claim.
2006-12-08 00:44:43 · answer #4 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
While it would be theoretically possible, there are no proven cases of HIV/AIDS being transmitted this way.
2006-12-08 00:32:45 · answer #5 · answered by drmarknd 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no! you get aids by having sexual intercourse with another person that has aids
2006-12-08 00:40:55 · answer #6 · answered by marija r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no proof that they do not! most doctors i know have said that they would never go to Africa because of the risk!!!
2006-12-08 00:36:23 · answer #7 · answered by INC0GNIT0 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋