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Covid-19: Can Mosquitoes, Ticks Spread Virus? CDC, World Health Organization Weigh In
While COVID-19 can spread in a number of ways, mosquitoes and ticks are not among them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) are now saying.
There is no data to suggest that COVID is spread by either mosquitoes or ticks, and is more likely to be spread from person to person through droplets when they talk, cough, or sneeze, the CDC said.
According to the World Health Organization, to date, there is no evidence to suggest that the virus could be transmitted by the insects.
“The new coronavirus is a respiratory virus which spreads primarily…
