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Survival Of HIV Outside Human Body
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Blood & Semen Survivability of HIV Outside of the BodyI have a 2 questions regarding HIV transmission and survivability outside of the body.1,) How long will the HIV virus survive in blood outside of the body say within a insulin type of needle. I have been told by some needle sharers that the needle...
Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W
Columbia University's Health & Related Services
Your friends might be wrong on both counts. Here's some information that hopefully helps:1) Please refer my previous response to the question "Lifespan of virus in needle"...
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How long does HIV survive outside the body?Hi,Rick! I have two questions: 1. In your answers you often say that the virus does not survive... Read more »Survival of HIV outside body?Hi Rick I recently read an article by the CDC that HIV only survives outside the body for a second... Read more »
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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 survival outside the body
Posted by Anonymous
Maybe I'm dumb or a lil slow but im still confused about hiv survival outside the body and its ability to infect.Does it make a difference in the amount of blood or semen outside the body to determine the time of hiv to die?My doctor says the...
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Risk or not, Hiv survival outside the body
Posted by mustang77, 1 Reply
Hey guys i ment to post this the other day but have been busy. Heres my situation I had mutal mastribation with another guy and he came on my chest, how long does the virus stay alive? I was not sure if i got any on my penis while cleaning up is...
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