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How Long Can Hiv Survive In The Open Air
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How long does HIV survive in the air?Hi doc,This may sound a little funny. My friend bought me a "fleshlight" sort of sex toy from Dubai. I wasn't planning on using it but I became curious and tried it yesterday. I became concerned because I remembered that the box...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello Man from Philippines,Your HIV-acquisition risk from using a "fleshlight" sex toy that had "stayed in (your) cabinet for 1 week before use" and on which you applied alcohol before use would be completely nonexistent. I see...
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survival of the HIV/AIDS virus in airi need to know how long the HIV/AIDS virus can survive outside the human body,particularly fromm... Read more »SurvivalHow long does hiv survive in the open air? can I get infected from using a toilet?... Read more »
Articles
Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Global Health Features Associated With "Rx for Survival"Public radio and television stations continue to air global health reports on their nationally syndicated programs in conjunction with PBS' "Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge ." Summaries of some recent reports related to HIV/AIDS appear... Read more »
MTV to Broadcast Nelson Mandela 85th Birthday Special, Including Discussion of HIV/AIDS, Other IssuesMTV today will air an hour-long program, titled "Meeting Mandela: A Staying Alive Special," to mark former South African President Nelson Mandela's 85th birthday, Christian Science Monitor . During the program, Mandela speaks with young people... Read more »
Kidney Transplant Survival Can Be Long-Term for People With HIVA Johns Hopkins study finds that HIV-positive kidney transplant recipients could have the same one-year survival rates for themselves and their donor organs as those without HIV, provided certain risk factors for transplant failure are recognized... Read more »
Living in Spite of It AllEditor's Note: "Tales of Survival" is a new feature open to anyone with a personal success story to tell about living with HIV. I'm proud to inaugurate this column with the inspiring story of my dear friend Bil's amazing recovery. Send your tale of... Read more »
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READ. BE OPEN MINDED. AND SURVIVE
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Because i believe everyone has a right to all information. And that i believe that scientists and doctors are human...and fallable. And because all information allows you to make informed choices about your life and health...good luck.www.rethinkinga... Read more » How long does HIV survive outside the body?
Posted by xtreme, 1 Reply
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 survival skeptic for jackie
Posted by Anonymous
hey I read a previous post about shaking hands with open cuts.Ok fair enough hiv dies outside the body but do we know how long exactly?I read it dies after 10 mins but what if hiv blood makes contact on open wounds befor that?I mean the time it...
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Hiv survival on organic surfaces (e.g. skin, hair)
Posted by Antre, 2 Replies
Hallo. I have read a lot of articles before asking this question but I still have a question (maybe due to the fact that I do not have medical knowledge). We know that HIV does not survive for very long outside the body. Actually as soon as the body...
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