QUESTION Can
HIV be transmitted by mosquitoes from a positive person to a negative person? If
not, then can any other STD be transferred in this manner?
ANSWER No. Insects cannot
spread HIV or any other STD (sexually transmitted disease) from one person to
another. That is an old myth that we hear from time to time. If an insect bites
an HIV positive person, the virus does not go from the insect’s stomach to the
saliva glands or mouth.
