Friday, April 8, 2011

How long does the HIV/AIDS virus stay active (or last and live) outside the body


How long does the HIV/AIDS virus stay active (or last and live) outside the body?

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1 :
15 minutes
2 :
it won't
3 :
Not long. I believe its less that a half hour.
4 :
a very short time
5 :
A few seconds
6 :
it's variable. It depends very much on the environment that it is in while outside the body. A "couple" of minutes is often quoted to take in to account the different fluids, amounts and drying times that would effect it. Check out www.thebody.com or ask your Doc. HIV has never been known to be spread by casual contact, in all 25 years and 43 million people infected.
7 :
he Human Immunodeficiency Virus is fragile. Once the virus is outside the body in a dry form, it dies immediately. Even in a wet state, it does not live long when exposed to heat, detergents, or disinfectants. When stored in blood banks at 4°C, it can live for about 3 weeks (or longer), or till the white cell disintegrates, but in a frozen state it can survive for years. The A, B, C of HIV prevention are: A= Abstinence B= Being faithful to one single partner and C= Consistent and correct use of condoms.



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