Hello.. I am from india. A few days back i squashed a mosquito and all the blood in the mosquito got splattered on my bed. The next day (after nearly 20 hours) i rubbed my fingers on the blood of the mosquito on my bed to check whether the blood had dried up or it was wet. My fingers have broken skin. Is there any rarest possibility that i can acquire hiv by rubbing my fingers on mosquito's blood on my bed after nearly 20 hours from squashing the mosquito if the mosquito had sucked up blood from hiv positive person? Do i need to get tested from this incident? The thought of me acquiring hiv is killing me?

Home / Answered Questions / Hello.. I am from india. A few days back i squashed a mosquito and all the blood in the mosquito got splattered on my bed. The next day (after nearly 20 hours) i rubbed my fingers on the blood of the mosquito on my bed to check whether the blood had dried up or it was wet. My fingers have broken skin. Is there any rarest possibility that i can acquire hiv by rubbing my fingers on mosquito’s blood on my bed after nearly 20 hours from squashing the mosquito if the mosquito had sucked up blood from hiv positive person? Do i need to get tested from this incident? The thought of me acquiring hiv is killing me?

Hello.. I am from india. A few days back i squashed a mosquito and all the blood in the mosquito got splattered on my bed. The next day (after nearly 20 hours) i rubbed my fingers on the blood of the mosquito on my bed to check whether the blood had dried up or it was wet. My fingers have broken skin. Is there any rarest possibility that i can acquire hiv by rubbing my fingers on mosquito’s blood on my bed after nearly 20 hours from squashing the mosquito if the mosquito had sucked up blood from hiv positive person? Do i need to get tested from this incident? The thought of me acquiring hiv is killing me?

Hi there,

I am sorry you are going through so much worry about this incident. You do not need to get tested for HIV because of this. HIV does not live outside the human body for more than a few seconds. It does not survive inside the body of a mosquito and will not live for hours in a blood spot on your bed. Even if you have broken skin on your fingers, you do not need to worry about acquiring HIV from this situation.

Many people have anxiety about getting HIV, even when they are not at risk of getting the virus. It can be hard to stop thinking about it. We often find that it’s not that helpful to go looking for more and more information, as it just keeps people focused on worrying. Sometimes it helps to talk to someone you trust, practice deep breathing, or tell your mind to “STOP” when these thoughts come into your head.

Let us know if that answers your question,

Health Nurse

This answer was posted on April 20, 2014.

This answer was updated on February 7, 2022.

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