The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be transmitted via unsterilized objects, blood transfusion, and some other blood/fluid related substances. From the mosquito perspective, the vector sucks blood and may instantly suck that of another. Supposing it sucks a HIV carrier and immediately sucks another person (A non HIV carrier). Will the HIV be transmitted or what would happen to the non-carrier? Or is there a substance that would hinder the transmission of the VIRUS?
It's already proven in researches that it can't be a mode of transmission of HIV. If that would have been a case than half the world have been HIV infected in no time.
Interesting.
The female Anopheles mosquito which transmits malaria only need one blood meal to mature her eggs meaning once it sucks blood from one person it wont feed on another person immediately. The virus cannot survive in the mosquito long enough for the next feeding cycle.
Edwin Ochoma, I had experience a mosquito with blood trying to suck again. That is my problem
This is an old theory from the 1980ies, which has been proven false.
Please also look at the weird papers of Peter Duesberg (enter in the PubMed database "Duesberg P HIV)
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