When we know we CAN get many other illnesses from them biting us, and it appears that they are no different then a flying syringe full with blood! so if it bites someone at say....the next outdoor fireworks display and they have AIDS and then it bites YOU, I wouldn't want to bet my life on it that you won't get whatever they had!! what's your thoughts on this?
2007-02-21 02:03:07 · 8 answers · asked by highflyingsaucer 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
so it bites the person, then flies 30 seconds over and bites you.
2007-02-21 02:08:11 · update #1
That scenario is extremely unlikely. The reason is because mosquitoes are not part of the HIV life cycle. In order for a person to actually be infected, the mosquito would have to first take blood from an infected individual (who is at the stage when enough HIV particles are present in blood) and it would then have to get into the mosquito's saliva and survive until the mosquito went to bite another individual. Again, extremely unlikely.
2007-02-21 02:09:36 · answer #1 · answered by HoneyBunny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, mosquito's don't actually "bite." They are, as you say, flying syringes -- with one important exception. Mosquitoes can only suck your blood. They can't inject it back into their victims.
When mosquitoes begin to poke their "needle" into your flesh, they inject a tiny bit of saliva which both lubricates their probe and desensitizes your skin. Their saliva is a local anesthetic. This is a defense mechanism, so they don't get swatted. The bite begins to itch only after the mosquito has stolen your blood and is safely away.
In the cases where a particular disease is transmitted by mosquito bite, the mosquito itself is infected and the bacteria or virus lives and multiplies in the mosquito's body. The disease doesn't kill the insect because dead mosquitoes can't bite future human hosts. In all known cases of mosquito-born disease, it is the saliva of infected mosquitoes that actually transmits the infection. It has nothing to do with blood. The HIV virus can not survive and multiply in the body of a mosquito, which means that mosquito saliva will never carry the disease.
HIV/AIDS is not a particularly virulent virus. (Unlike, for example, hepatitis or the common cold.) The direct exchange of bodily fluids (blood or semen) is the ONLY way a person can become infected. This is why condoms are effective in stopping transmission and why you can't "catch" HIV/AIDS by breathing the same air or by touching an AIDS victim. HIV/AIDS has been studied more extensively than any other disease in human history. The only real mystery is finding a cure.
Hope I've shed some light.........
2007-02-21 03:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by Diogenes 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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. To see why mosquitos don't aid in the transmission of HIV, we can look at the insect's biting behavior.
When a mosquito bites someone, it does not inject its own blood or the blood of an animal or person it has bitten into the next person it bites. The mosquito does inject saliva, which acts as a lubricant so that it can feed more effectively. Yellow fever and malaria can be transmitted through the saliva, but HIV does not reproduce in insects, so the virus doesn't survive in the mosquito long enough to be transmitted in the saliva.
Additionally, mosquitoes don't normally travel from one person to another after ingesting blood. The insects need time to digest the blood meal before moving on.
2007-02-21 02:08:17 · answer #3 · answered by ‹ Y › 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Simple!
1) The HIV virus doesn't live outside the human boby for more than 20 minutes.
2) After a mosquito bites, the female goes and lay eggs. Male mosquitos do not bite.
3) If the HIV virus was transmitted by mosquitos, half of the world population would already have been contaminated.
2007-02-21 03:39:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard that you can't get AIDS from mosquito bites, but I worry about any and all the illnesses that they carry and use insect repellent spray every time I am out during the summer. But I can only guess that because the AIDS virus can only live a short time once exposed to the air, that by the time the insect has gone from one person to another it's ineffective and also in insufficient amount to do damage.
2007-02-21 02:11:09 · answer #5 · answered by Dale 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When a mosquito bites you, it doesn't inject its own blood into your body. Therefore, even if it just bit someone who is carrying the AIDS virus, it won't pass that blood on into you.
Besides that, mosquitos won't bite 2 people (or animal) in a row. They need to digest the blood they're carrying.
2007-02-21 02:08:55 · answer #6 · answered by brand_new_monkey 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
AIDS can only live out of the human body for about 24 hours
2007-02-21 02:06:40 · answer #7 · answered by gilbert92405 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
UMM MAYBE CAUSE ITS SUCH A TEENY TINY AMOUNT OF BLOOD ON THE TINY TIP OF ITS UMMM NEEDLE LOL Y THEY SAY WE CANT GET AIDS 4RM KISSING? SALIVA IS A BODILY FLUID CORRECT?? N SOME PEOPLE EXCHANGE ALOT! OF SPIT WHEN THEY KISS!! OMG IM SCARED NOW LOL
2007-02-21 02:06:38 · answer #8 · answered by SEXY CRML 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋