Is it possible to contract HIV from mosquitos?
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can be contracted in two ways: exchange of foreign blood containing the virus and through sexual contact with a carrier of the virus. I know HIV can be contracted from reused needles. Mosquitos use certain needlelike apparati (if thats a word...) to extract blood. Mosquitos, as we all know, go to many people to get blood, thus injecting each host with the same "stinger" (I dont know the official name of the needle). So, is it possible to contract HIV from Mosquitos and other types of parasites or bloodsuckers?
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No they cannot transmit HIV
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~insects/aids.htm
My brother is allergic to mosquito bites... (and gnat bites supposedly??) When he gets one it will start out like a tiny hive... then throughout the day or a few hours it will become this huge lump and it's very sensitive! Hmm the benedryl suggestions.. never thought of that for him. I suppose try that
Actually I think They can and also give you elephantiasis if they are infected. I mean if a mosquito is infected and it bites you its likely that you can get it just from the blood, just a human getting it from another human I guess but I don't know what these other people are talking about Look it up carefully.
According to the CDC...no...