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Do Mosquitoes Spread HIV/AIDS?

No. If mosquitoes spread HIV we'd all be infected!

Question:


Is it possible to contract HIV/AIDS from an insect bite like a mosquito or something?

Answer:

Many people think of HIV when they think of mosquitoes because they do suck our blood and move from person to person. Remember that HIV is a fragile virus that dies quickly outside the human body. It requires the fluid it is in to remain liquid for it to stay alive. This wouldn't be the case if it entered a mosquito. As a live bug, the mosquito is different from an IV drug needle, where a small amount of infected blood can be extracted from an infected person, remain unexposed to air or light, and be injected into another person unknowingly if the needle is shared before the blood dries. No digestive juices here.

If mosquitoes spread HIV we'd all be infected!


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