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Because of the HIV microbe, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is often transmitted by sexual contact or dirty needles. Almost everyone asks because the effects of an infected person’s blood have the ability to transmit contamination if mosquitoes can carry They feed on human blood. Is this ultimately true? It can. a mosquito bite cause AIDS?
Can mosquitoes smell like AIDS?
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, there is no scientific evidence to suggest that mosquitoes can carry AIDS is the same in other insects and in areas where huge populations occur. of mosquitoes And almost all cases of AIDS.
They are not the same.
It is like a nose, but a mosquito Like a needle, they are not. It actually has six mouths, four of which serve to enter the skin of animals and humans. The other two have two tubes, one of which serves to suck blood and the other saliva to the owner. Can mosquitoes carry AIDS? No, they spit out saliva when they bite and do not suck blood, so they have no chance.
They can have small amounts of HIV particles
Statistically, it is almost impossible a mosquito Or, there are enough HIV particles to make another person sick; a person with HIV has less than 10 HIV units circulating in their blood. In other words, there is very little chance of infection. a mosquito Alternatively, swallowing the correct number of micro-particles can cause illness. Studies have shown that even if someone has 1000 units of HIV microorganisms circulating in his blood, he has a 1 in 10 million chance. the mosquito One unit of particles travels to the owner. Simply put, you must be 1 in 10 million! mosquitoes They are infected being treated by an infected individual.
They digest the virus.
Another reason why mosquitoes cannot carry AIDS is created to digest HIV embryos; HIV has no ability to multiply into a mosquito box. When people have HIV, it binds to T cells. But there are no T cells in mosquitoes Thus, HIV cannot multiply or migrate to the salivary glands. As a result, the HIV particle is completely digested.
This is not the same as other parasites carried by mosquitoes, which have the opportunity to avoid digestive enzymes. in mosquitoes Most parasites grow into the mosquito In the abdomen, other methods must protect against enzymes. For example, malaria parasites often hide in a web of proteins made to the mosquitoes protect the essential microorganisms of the intestinal tract. In other words, the parasite has used a mosquito his own defenses to overwhelm the immune system.
How is AIDS transmitted?
Can mosquitoes carry AIDS? No, but what is transmitted? Certain exposures increase the risk of HIV infection. For example:
Have intercourse that can release vaginal water, sperm, or blood.
If you have vaginal or anal sex with someone who is already infected, the chances of becoming infected are very high; HIV can penetrate the vagina, penis, or anus through sores or slices. These wounds may be very small to see, but are usually large enough to transmit infection. Microorganisms still have the ability to translate mucous membranes.
Oral Sex.
Although the risk is low, it is very possible to get HIV through oral sex. In other words, if you have HIV in your mouth you can be infected by vaginal fluids, sperm, or blood. Although the bacterium has the ability to transmit oral sex, the risk is low, mainly because the germ is not capable of withstanding all the difficulties in the mouth.
Blood contact with pharmaceutical needles and blood transfusions
Can mosquitoes carry AIDS? No. What about blood contact? Sharing needles with a person infected with injection is considered a fairly high-risk activity. Needles increase the likelihood of moving blood from one infected person to another. Acceptance of HIV-BES by blood after a tragedy is also considered a different method of HIV transmission.
Mother to child.
Although rare in the U.S., it is still possible for a mother with HIV to make her unborn child sick. Although there are specific medications to reduce the risk, HIV-positive mothers can transfer reproduction prenatally or during birth or through breastfeeding. Reproduction is present in breast milk, but in small amounts and can be transmitted to the baby.
Fluids that do not transmit HIV
Although HIV travels through body fluids, it is important to know that some body fluids are not considered infectious; exposure to the saliva, sweat, tears, urine, or feces of an HIV-infected person is not contagious.
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