NASHVILLE, Tenn. –An infectious disease expert says Tennesseans don’t need to worry about catching COVID-19 from summer insects such as ticks or mosquitoes. FOX 17 News contacted Dr. David Aronoff, Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center following questions on the topic raised by some viewers. While diseases such as malaria and West Nile virus are spread by mosquitoes, the big difference in COVID-19 is it is a respiratory virus.

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