The dictionary states the definition as âin a literal way or senseâ but adds that, informally, it can be âused for emphasis rather than being actually trueâ such as âwe were literally killing ourselves laughingâ. The definition was added in the September 2011 edition, but went unnoticed until this week.
Strictly speaking, it is not AIDS but HIV that spreads through blood, semen and from a mother to child. Mosquitoes cannot transmit HIV for two reasons. Firstly, when the mosquito bites with its probosis, it draws blood and injects saliva, which contains antiviral factors and immunoglobulins and hence cannot transmit HIV. The blood from one person is not injected into the mosquito's next victim.
Dengue and the Aedes aegypti mosquito The Aedes aegypti mosquito can transmit the viruses that cause dengue fever. The female mosquito lays eggs in containers with water and plants near the home.eneral information ï· Aedes aegypti is a small, dark mosquito with white lyre shaped markings and banded legs. ï· They prefer to bite indoors and primarily bite humans. ï· These mosquitoes can use natural locations or habitats (for example treeholes and plant axils) and artificial containers with water to lay their eggs.