Can people get AIDS from mosquito bites?(Ask Scarlett)

From: Ranger Rick | Date: July 1, 1994 | Copyright information

No. Scientists have done lots of tests to see what happens when a mosquito bites someone who has AIDS. AIDS germs can get into the mosquito as it sucks up the person's blood. But ...

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