can mosquito bit be so lathal?
People from different walks of life, espicially the middle classes, are afraid that they may contract HIV/AIDS or Hepatitus.
the scare spread in the wake of a news on Wednesday (Oct 24) that a man and his son hailing from lahore contacted dengue virus after a family from Sindh stayed with them. the story suggested that mosquitoes first bit the quests who were infected with dengue virus and then after acquiring the virus bit the hosts trasfering the virus to them.
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number of Punjab University students sounded very alarmed at the notion of spread of HIV/AIDS through mosquito bites. they said it's a point to ponder besides being very frightening. If malaria and dengue can spread through mosquito bites, why not HIV/AIDS and Hepatitus through mosquitoes was genuine this newspaper conducted a survey to have the opinion of doctors and medical specialists.
A top physician at Sheikh Zayed Hospital ruled out that HIV could spread through mosquito bites. However, he said there was possibility of spread hepatitus through mosquito. Dr Jamshaid, who is posted at the HIV/AIDS OPD of the Jinnah Hospital, first rejected any possibility of spread of HIV/AIDS through mosquito bites. But he hastened to add the possibility could not be ruled out outright as no research had been done on this score.
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