Biology/AIDS through mosquitoes
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Why doesnt AIDS spread through mosquitoes?
Hi Siddarth
Mosquitos spread disease organisms through saliva. When the insect bites an AIDS victim the virus must reproduce in the mosquito stomach and migrate to the salivary glands. The virus cannot reproduce in a mosquito. This is a good thing too or there would be a lot more cases.
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Walter Hintz
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Science teacher for over 50 years. MSc. in biology. I can answer questions in general biology, zoology, botany, anatomy and physiology and biochemistry.
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I have a MSc in biology and have been a science teacher for over 50 years. At present I am a faculty member at a college and a science consultant at seven catholic schools.
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The Ohio journal of Science
Momentum-The Journal of the Catholic Education Association
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