FALSE :MOSQUITOES DOES NOT SPREAD CORONA VIRUS
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FALSE: MOSQUITOES DOES NOT SPREAD CORONA VIRUS
At this time, CDC has no data to suggest that this new corona virus or other similar corona viruses are spread by mosquitoes or ticks. The main way that COVID-19 spreads is from person to person.
COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly through close contact from person-to-person. Some people without symptoms may be able to spread the virus.
Some viruses are highly contagious, like measles, while other viruses do not spread as easily. Another factor is whether the spread is sustained, which means it goes from person-to-person without stopping.
The virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading very easily and sustainably between people. Information from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic suggests that this virus is spreading more efficiently than influenza, but not as efficiently as measles, which is highly contagious. In general, the more closely a person interacts with others and the longer that interaction, the higher the risk of COVID-19 spread.
The virus may be spread in other ways: may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes. This is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads, but we are still learning more about how this virus spreads.
WHO also confirmed that no evidence mosquitoes can spread corona virus and ruled this out as just a myth.
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