Aids from mosqito bite?
By Garavegeta
@garavegeta (963)
Kochi, India
November 14, 2012 5:30am CST
I know that the answer is NO.But I am skeptical about it,why Aids can't get transmitted through mosquitoes, from person to person? Mosquito is actually carrying blood,and if we happen to squash one and get the other person's blood on our skin,then what happens?.The HIV virus might enter our bloodstreams through sweat pores,or even through microscopic cuts on our skin.So there is a very good chance of getting Aids,if we start to mingle with HIVs.In our college, we are forced to interact with such people,during special events like world blood day,AIDS day etc.I don't go to college those days,.But I fear that my class mates,may get infected,and through them I might also.(My classmates do this because they want grace marks,its not like they are doing it wholeheartedly.)
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20 responses
@CookingIsMyPassion (653)
• United States
14 Nov 12
Mosquitoes can't transmit the aids/HIV virus from biting one individual and then another.
The reason is because when a mosquito bites someone with the disease that infected blood is now inside the mosquito. In order for the virus to be passed to another person that infectious blood must be live. Once it is in the mosquito it is fully digested killing the infection. Since it is digested that infected blood can't be passed from one individual to another because the blood with the virus is no longer alive.
Hope this helps!
@neil_tokitz (345)
• Philippines
14 Nov 12
That answers it. I'm wondering too if that is possible. Thanks for sharing! :D
@CookingIsMyPassion (653)
• United States
15 Nov 12
Mosquitoes can bite one person after another until they are full. Bees on the other hand can only sting one person and then they die.
Yes if a mosquito is feeding off you and you squash it you can assume most of that blood is yours but you can never be sure how long they drew off another before they landed on you.
@yudhyhg (116)
• Indonesia
15 Nov 12
yes..it's an interesting case also for me. the chance with logical is present, but as your said the answer is no... i also know it now. hmm, i should try to find more information about this case.. after read your post i also feel scare can get this suck illness..i hope our antibody can solve this
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
24 Mar 13
It might be possible, while the mosquito bites us, just after sucking blood from a Aids suffering person, it MIGHT transfer the virus.
Thanks for discussion.
@garavegeta (963)
• Kochi, India
14 Nov 12
Yes,I also had read something like that.I am not asking you why?.The situation that I presented,your opinion about that??.Not the bite.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
10 Mar 13
we can not have AIDS from mosquito but we can have other disease from mosquito when they bite or their last bite have diseases and they can transfer it to other people's body,so mosquito now a days are more dangerous,they are tiny but beware to them too.
@Birken (5)
• Germany
14 Nov 12
For blood diseases there is an approximate amount of blood cells that are needed to be transported to a healthy person to get infected. A mosquito just can't get so much blood (unless it is a really really huge mosquito ).
So theoretically it is possible. Practically it's not.
@garavegeta (963)
• Kochi, India
14 Nov 12
Welcome to mylot dear Birken.
We don't have really huge mosquitoes here in Kerala,so I think I can not get virus that way
@clrumfelt (5490)
• United States
18 Dec 12
The AIDS virus cannot live in a mosquito or be transmitted by a mosquito. Here is a website that tells how the virus can and cannot be spread.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/transmission.htm
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
14 Nov 12
I think it's odd that the college would ask you to mingle with the disease....interacting might not cause it....and its unfortunate that anyone would stay away from people who have AIDS....but if you are fearful of contracting the disease then it is good you stay away. However I never thought about the misquito thing...makes you wonder!
@artemeis (4194)
• China
15 Nov 12
It is researched that mosquitoes' guts may process the viruses responsible for malaria and dengue but amazingly their guts actually kills the AIDS virus. So it is impossible to spread AIDS via mosquitoes, no matter how many AIDS infected persons' blood they had consumed.
@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
15 Nov 12
Because AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease, it can also be transmitted through blood transfusions, although that is rare. I remember working at a pharmacy and a person came in with a cut finger and they had AIDS. We had to bleach the floor and mop up the blood, then we threw the mop away. The pharmacist who was on call freaked out and cleared out the store, she was such an idiot.
@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
14 Nov 12
I could see your point , I have never heard of such incident though . I dont think mosquito can be infected with human virus . Getting HIV from infected blood would have to go directly to the blood stream .
I have heard of people contracting the virus from trips to the dentist and any dirty needles . Those are what I fear most, never did the deed but paying the price .
@marguicha (222879)
• Chile
14 Nov 12
I know mosquitoes carry sevral illness such as malaria and dengue. But I have never heard about them carry HIV virus. -there are many kinds of bugs that bite us. It doesn`t seem that most of them are so dangerous. I would check at the web, if you are so worried, or even with a doctor.
@Pegasus72 (1898)
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14 Nov 12
I would think that you would already have to have a weak immune system if this were ever to be transmitted this way. Being afraid of people who are afflicted with this disease is not the right way to go about it. I suggest you look online for more information about it so you can read up and get educated. I do not have aids but a very weak immune system which makes me suseptible to this disease and many others. Caution is the best thing I can tell you. They are people just like anyone else and probably are more apt to get sick from you instead of you from them.
@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
15 Nov 12
Hi friend, you are very frank and practical, i admire you for your frankness. Don't worry, now medicines and curing methods are available for AIDS and it is not very dangerous disease in this modern days, Your question is right, AIDS may spread through this kind of mosquito bites, but there is no medical proof for this..
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
14 Nov 12
This is an interesting suggestion, but I cannot imagine the problem being transmitted considering the minute amount of contact that would be involved. I also understand your concern because there is no way of knowing how many infected people we encounter each day.
@angelkarah050182 (4980)
• Philippines
14 Nov 12
I got scared when I read your post but when I read the first comment I felt relief. It's good that mosquitoes can't transfer AIDS. If they can, maybe most of us are infected now. I hate mosquito bites. Some carry deadly diseases like dengue and malaria.
@prashu228 (37524)
• India
14 Nov 12
hi, you are very worried about that it seems. But there are many studies which showed that AID's cannot be transmitted through mosquito.Go through the link below your doubt gets cleared.
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~insects/aids.htm
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
14 Nov 12
Thanks a ton for sharing this discussion. Well yes even i get confused and i am not able to comprehend the reason for the AIDS. I do not understand how a mosquito bite can cause such a deadly disease. To be very honest, even i fear mixing with such people but i have shared the platform with such people many a times but i have realized that AIDS do not spread with such socialization. It is because of our ignorance that it spreads. I hope we get a clear cut explanation of this deadly disease in the future.
What say?
@robspeakman (1700)
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14 Nov 12
NO NO NO NO NO - You can not get aids from a Mozzie bite. You can only get it through transference of blood and some other body fluids from one person to another. Blood transfusions, The mother of an unborn child passing it via her bloodstream
