Do Mosquitoes Give You Aids?
WouterAIDS is not transmitted through mosquitoes. Instead, it is transmitted through dirty needles. A federal team of scientists investigated the Nayar report and determined that mosquitoes were not a significant contributor to AIDS. They also found that AIDS could be transmitted through the sharing of contaminated needles.
Aside from the obvious dangers associated with unprotected sex, mosquitoes are also known to spread diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. They are also the carriers of yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis.
A study conducted by a group of public health scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concluded that mosquitoes were not the cause of AIDS infection. Rather, it was a case of sexual contact.
The Nayar report was funded by the federal government, and the team studied its conclusions. The report found that the only reason mosquitoes could not transmit AIDS was because of the mosquito’s proboscis. The proboscis is a complex system with two tubes that suck up blood and saliva. One tube goes into the host, delivering saliva into the bloodstream, while the other tube sucks up blood from the host.
When a mosquito eats an HIV positive human, the virus is broken down in its digestive system, and does not replicate. However, a mosquito that has eaten an AIDS positive human’s blood will harbor the virus for a couple of days. The virus will eventually die, and the mosquito will have no reason to feed again.
