malaria may fuel spread of HIV
By sunil223
@sunil223 (96)
India
December 24, 2006 9:03am CST
recently there was a article stating that malaria may be fuling the spread of HIV in areas of sub-saharan Africa where there is a substantial overlap between the two diseases,while HIV may be playing a role in boosting adult malaria-infection rates in some parts of the region,according to a new study by researchers at fred hutchinson cancer research center and the university of washington
what do u comment on this?
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15 responses
@eternalOptimist (59)
• India
24 Dec 06
This is crap.
HIV is so weak that it can survive only in bodily fluids.
I am quite sure that malaria and increasing HIV are not directly connected.
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@MrNiceGuy (4141)
• United States
24 Dec 06
So why couldn't malaria aid the spread? Mosquitos bite a man with HIV, they have malaria and HIV blood in their stomachs. Then they go to some other dude and do the same. While the mosquito bites the man, the HIV is transferred. Its exactly how Lyme and malaria diseases work.
The question is, can HIV virus live in the stomach of a mosquito like the other two can?
@gaboy_ska (296)
• Philippines
24 Dec 06
Is this a recent fiding? I don't think so, back in my nursing years our professor told us that mosquitos doesn't carry AIDS virus..
@royrules1 (180)
• India
25 Dec 06
i hope hiv virus cannot be spread that way can u give me detailed explanation on this plzzzzz!
@dradelelassy (1208)
• United States
24 Dec 06
i visited one african countries ,and found how malaria so prevalent there like common cold,and there is overlap between both diseases
the funny thing is that when you people there of how much HIV ,they get angry
@snnygrover (953)
• India
24 Dec 06
aids doesnot spread through mosquito bite is all i can say. research on the net if you dont believe me.
@shyam4uall (1002)
• India
25 Dec 06
I don't know whether it is true or not.because as of now I knew that the mosquitoes doesn't have the power or rather to be more specific they doesn't have the mechanism to carry the HIV virus on then so that when they bite anyone esle they can inject that virus to them..
But never know anything is possible with new breeds of mosquitoes evolving daily.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
24 Dec 06
Three letters could end malaria in a mere few weeks.
DDT.
It's too bad the murderous ignoramouses at the UN would rather cheer on as people die than do the humane thing and lift the ban on the stuff.
Until they do, they are guilty of genocide.
