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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, as we enter into the summer...anyone know if Mosquitos can transmit CV?
The thought struck me last night as I though about warm summer evenings on my porch...
Wouldn't THAT just be lovely?
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So, as we enter into the summer...anyone know if Mosquitos can transmit CV? (Original Post)
FirstLight
May 2020
OP
Everything I've searched says "there is no evidence" but if there's been no SPECIFIC tests, then of
BamaRefugee
May 2020
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PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,914 posts)1. Probably not.
unblock
(52,387 posts)2. I've seen articles that say flat out no.
It's respiratory not blood borne
Wounded Bear
(58,743 posts)3. Probably not since it isn't known (yet) to be blood based...nt
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,484 posts)4. Everybody knows that Fox is the main vector.
Under The Radar
(3,405 posts)5. Wait, if Covid antibodies are obtained through blood transfusions
....how can it be that Covid19 isnt found in blood?
Disclaimer...not a medical professional, just an old worn out structural engineer.
ramblin_dave
(1,549 posts)6. Read this link
Thanks for posting that. It's informative.
LeftInTX
(25,609 posts)7. Thank God, No!!
Cuz I'm dealing with them big time right now.
Lulu KC
(2,574 posts)9. I wonder if the big scary hornets might kill the mosquitoes
and then bats won't have anything to eat. Full circle.
I am clearly losing my mind from reading too much news!
BamaRefugee
(3,488 posts)10. Everything I've searched says "there is no evidence" but if there's been no SPECIFIC tests, then of
course there's no evidence to support it.
But I don't think we can assume that that means it won't happen.
Strange how old all the links are that I searched...something new being suppressed?
cwydro
(51,308 posts)11. It's a respiratory illness, as Fauci has said again and again.
Not a blood borne illness.