进入夏季，讨厌的吸血蚊虫又开始多起来，有人担心被蚊子叮咬会有感染新冠病毒的风险，对此专家表示，新冠病毒几乎不可能通过蚊子来传播。

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Mosquito season is upon us, and considering that these bloodsuckers are known to transmit diseases, people are concerned: Do mosquitoes carry the coronavirus? And if so, can they transmit it to humans and infect a person with COVID-19?

又到蚊子季了，想到这些吸血昆虫会传播疾病，人们感到担忧：蚊子会携带新冠病毒吗？如果可以，它们会不会把新冠病毒传播给人类，让人感染上新冠肺炎？

Short answer: it's unlikely. Official guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) says there’s no information or evidence to suggest that the new coronavirus could be transmitted through mosquito bites.

简单来说，答案是：不太可能。世界卫生组织的官方指南称，没有信息或证据显示，新冠病毒会通过蚊虫叮咬来传播。

For starters, the coronavirus is a respiratory virus, and the main mode of transmission are viral droplets released into the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. For a mosquito to become infected with a virus, it must be present in the blood the mosquito feeds on.

首先，新冠病毒是一种呼吸道病毒，这种病毒的主要传播模式是感染者咳嗽或打喷嚏时把带有病毒的飞沫释放到空气中。一只蚊子要感染上新冠病毒，病毒就必须进入蚊子吸食的血液中。

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