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Laymen have often asked if mosquitoes could bite an AIDS
patient and then transmit AIDS to a healthy person by sucking his
or her blood-the way malaria, zika, dengue and encephalitis are
spread. Luckily for us all, mosquitoes can’t spread AIDS because:
1. Mosquito cells don’t have the T cell antigen, so the AIDS
can’t multiply or duplicate in the mosquito
2. The AIDS virus cannot thrive in mosquito saliva. Plus AIDS
can’t be spread by saliva. AIDS is spread via blood, rectal fluids,
breast milk and reproductive fluids instead.
3. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is digested in
mosquitoes [1-3].
The Germ-Terrain duality theory of disease states that the
etiology of certain diseases/diseased states is better explained as
a complex interplay between germs and the inherent anatomical/
physiological integrity of the body cells. It argues that the etiology
of certain diseases is not fully explained merely by the presence of
germs (Germ Theory) or by a mere loss of cellular integrity (Terrain
Theory). As a result the prevention and treatment of such diseases
should focus not just on fighting germs but on maintaining/
restoring the anatomical/physiological cellular integrity. The
Germ-Terrain duality theory is a harmonization of the current Germ
Theory (popularized by Louis Pasteur) and the hitherto discarded
Terrain Theory (popularized by Pierre Bechamp) [4-6].
The above parameters that prevent mosquitoes from being
infected by or transmitting HIV are terrain related. If terrain had
nothing to do with etiology mosquitoes would be susceptible to
and transmit AIDS- a frightful scenario indeed! The failure of the
human immune deficiency virus to afflict and be transmitted by
the mosquito (culicidae) validated the germ terrain duality theory.
In closing, I wish to suggest that scientists consider electricity
as a deterrent in tackling the pesky corona virus. As it has been
demonstrated that electricity can disable viruses [7] and that
viruses can be made to generate electricity [8] this frontier should
be examined.
References
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- Ayoade S (2017) Etiology, Epidemiology and Therapeutic History of Malaria Validate Germ-Terrain Duality Postulates Thereof. J Mol Genet Med 11: 261.
- Mister SA (2017) Antimalarials Validate the Germ Terrain Duality Theory. JOJ Nurse Health Care 2(5): 555600.
- Mister SeunAyoade (2017) The Differences Between the Germ Theory, the Terrain Theory and the Germ Terrrain Duality Theory. JOJ Nurse Health Care 4(2): 555631.
- Etsuko Kumagai, Masato Tominaga, ShouichiroNagaishi, Shinji Harada (2007) Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Human Immunodeficiency Virus type-1 Infectivity Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 77(4): 947-953.
- (2012) Berkeley Lab Scientists Generate Electricity from Viruses. New approach is a promising first step toward the development of tiny devices that harvest electrical energy from everyday tasks. News Release DanKrotz 510: 486.
