2006-12-08 01:19:14 · 3 answers · asked by kammi 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
I've read that mosquitoes don't transmit the virus to others. however, I kinda doubt too this one. what about a mosquito bit an infected person and another smashed it to death with his bare hand thus touching the infected blood sipped by the mosquito. I don't know what to make of this too. But reading from books and otherwise, it doesn't spread that way.
2006-12-08 02:13:52 · answer #1 · answered by vin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it cannot be spread this way. It is a blood borne virus and the blood of an infected person would have to get into the bloodstream of a non infected person. It has been shown to be a human virus only.
2006-12-09 06:19:11 · answer #2 · answered by myrna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it does not spread that way. It is a blood-borne disease and is spread by sharing blood -- intraveneous drug use, transfusions before they started testing the blood supply in 1992, tattoos (fresh needles, but blood backs up in the tubing), and so on.
2006-12-08 05:25:21 · answer #3 · answered by MyThought 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋