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Can Mosquitoes Spread Hiv Virus? Every year on August 20, World Mosquito Day is celebrated. Celebrating this day means to make people aware to avoid diseases caused by mosquitoes. Many types of diseases and viral fever from mosquitoes spread serious and fatal diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya. The purpose of World Mosquito Day is to tell people how to protect mosquitoes and make them aware.
On hearing the name of mosquitoes, only diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya come to mind. Which is deadly diseases. Apart from the fear of these diseases, there is also a fear that causes a lot of bothering people, can the HIV virus spread by mosquito bites? Does the virus spread if the mosquito bites another person after cutting an infected? Know about this from experts.
Real reason for fear of mosquito
There is this illusion in people’s minds, HIV can be done by bite of kimcharis. Because mosquitoes spread deadly and infected diseases. This is the reason why people assume that the HIV virus can also spread by mosquito bites. But medical science calls this confusion wrong. Experts say that mosquito bites never cause HIV infection.
In this regard, Dr. Ajit Kumar in the Department of Medicine in GTB Hospital says that HIV spreads only when the blood or sperm of the infected person goes directly into another person’s body. Then this virus attacks the cells of the body and reduces their number. Due to which the body does not allow to fight in infection and other diseases.
Mosquitoes are neither able to keep the HIV virus alive in their body for a long time nor transfer it to the human body. Both World Health Organization) and CDC (CENTERS For Disease Control and Prevention) have clearly stated that if the mosquito bites a person infected with HIV virus, then it is not able to spread it in another body. This means mosquito cannot spread HIV.
How to protect against mosquitoes
Use mosquito repellent to prevent mosquitoes.
- Do not allow water to accumulate around.
- Use mosquito nets while sleeping at night.
- Wear clothes that cover the body completely.