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How Long Can Hiv Live Outside The Body In Blood
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How long does HIV live outside the body?Recently I bought a fruit juice at a health food store. As the woman put thelid on the drink I noticed she had what looked like an open scrape, possibly fresh, on her finger. There mayhave been blood on it but there is no way for me to know since...
Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.
Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program
Hi. Thank you for your question.Based on what you stated in your question, it sounds as if you are at little,if any, risk of infection with HIV. Since there was no visible bloodpresent, you would not be at risk. If blood were present on her...
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Length HIV lives outside the body?!
Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies
It is impossible for it to live more than a couplr minutes, is this right?
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How long does HIV survive outside the body?
Posted by xtreme, 2 Replies
Hi, I just wanted to know how long HIV survives outside body and how long it would live on lets say a razor?? I get confused about what the CDC says..some say hours some say minutes...would it be more than a day? Thanks Read more » HIV outside the body
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
How long does HIV live outside the body? Read more » HIV OUTSIDE THE BODY
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HOW LONG CAN SURVIVE OUTSIDE THE BODY IN SIDE A BODILY FLUID SUCH AS BLOOD OR CEMEN ?
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