I am just wondering.
Because sites say that hiv can live for up to days in room temperature. but what if it was on a cold surface
2007-03-26 10:04:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Always thought it died when it hit the air, but according to the CDC it can only survive for a few hours outside of the body.
2007-03-26 10:13:13 · answer #1 · answered by NickyO 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
HIV is very unstable on a surface. It dies quickly. I think you are probably thinking about hepatitis which can live on a surface for 3 days.
2007-03-26 18:31:00 · answer #2 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
48 hours
2007-03-29 01:11:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can't. Read on for more info.
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/insite?page=ask-01-10-20
2007-03-26 22:30:23 · answer #4 · answered by whtecloud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋