Can HIV be transmitted via mosquitos?

Question

It is known that HIV is usually transmitted by direct blood or body fluid contact between an infected individual and a healthy person (like blood transfusion or needle sharing): Suppose a mosquito bites an individual suffering from AIDS and in the process sucks up some T cells infected with HIV along with RBCs. Then it bites another person not suffering from the disease, and transfers these infected T cells. Isn't there a high probability of the second individual contracting HIV?

Answer 1

There is never been documented case of HIV being spread by mosquitoes. HIV while assertive in the body is a very weak retrovirus and does not live long outside the body very long at all. It is only transmitted by bodily fluids, such as semen, blood, vaginal, rectal and breast milk. Your chances of getting HIV from a needle stick in the hospital is 0.3% while transmission of hepatitis B if you’re stuck with a needle in the hospital is roughly 30%.