http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/index.htm
Here is the home page for the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases of the
CDC (Centers for Disease Control) in Atlanta. None of the diseases
listed is Hepatitis C or HIV. I would think that if this was a huge
threat, CDC would be concerned about it.
Mosquitoes are vectors of many diseases world-wide. This page is about
viruses.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasiticpathways/insects.htm
Malaria is just one parasitic disease carried by mosquitoes.
I think there are a whole lot of other diseases to worry about with
mosquitoes than HIV and Hep C.
Judy Dilworth, M.T. (ASCP)
Microbiology
Trond Erik Vee Aune wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> I was just talking with someone about the threat of getting viruses from
> mosquito bites. Can for example HIV and hepatitis C be transfered from
> one person to another through such bites? Does any virus use this method
> of transfer as its main route? What is the main difference in viruses
> that are able to use mosquitoes as vectors compared to those that
> can't,are they more stable or just more efficient at infecting a new host?
