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If a mosquito bites a person with AIDS, and then flies around and bites me, will I get AIDS?

>> No.3180328

what is the question?

>> No.3180332

No, only malaria.

>> No.3180337

>>3180332
What prevents AIDS from doing that and not malaria

>> No.3180338

I'd say that the risk is negligable because

1. HIV can't replicate in mosquitos

2. except for the final stage of full blown AIDs, viral titre is going to be relatively low.

>> No.3180340

>>3180332

And yellow fever. Anything the insect carries in its saliva as the HIV virus does not infect the insect, and the insect will not transfer any blood from previous feeds.

>> No.3180342

if the fly takes a helper t cell that is producing the aids virus, and it is then transplanted into your blood stream somehow, and your body doesnt recognize it as foreign, then yes

>> No.3180343

google says no. maybe ask google yourself next time

>> No.3180352

>>3180338
See
>>3180337
Malaria is adapted to replicate inside mosquitos and then be transmitted to humans - it's called zoonosis. HIV is not, so it can't replicate itself inside a mosquito host and is thus rather unlikely to be transmitted by mosquitos.

>> No.3180348

>>3180342
It won't be transferred to you, though.

>>3180338
Yeah, the titre, too. That's important. The bug will probably not suck up any blood that's infected with a viral body.

>> No.3180366

yet this wont stop bigots from being uneasy around gays

>> No.3180384

>>3180366

You've been having problems at BBQs of late?

>> No.3180405

>>3180366
Logic will never stop any kinds of bigots. That's why they're called bigots.

>> No.3180452

What if we spliced the HIV genome into the influenza genome and infected someone?

>> No.3180487

>>3180452
Son, I am proud.

>> No.3180514

>What if we spliced the HIV genome

At this point, you might as well have just infected the someone with the virus itself.

>> No.3180607

>>3180452
...you monster

>> No.3180805

>>3180319
>implying you don't already have aids