Could someone please tell me how long the HIV virus can survive for outside the body?
2007-10-17 02:38:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
If it is contained inside a bodily fluid, for example, in a drop of blood in the end of a syringe, it can survive for some time. It cannot, however, survive in the absence of the fluid (blood, semen, saliva, etc.)
2007-10-17 02:42:11 · answer #1 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
outside the body within 24hrs it will die. The virus needs a host to survive. You have more of a chance catching Hepatitis B virus from a spill of blood then HIV. Hep B lives far longer outside the host.
2007-10-17 09:47:55 · answer #2 · answered by Dee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HIV does not survive well outside of the body. It will remain infectious in body fluids such as blood, semen, and vaginal secretions until they dry up. As the fluids dry, the virus dies. So the exact length of time the virus survives depends on the amount of infected fluid and the time in takes the fluid to dry.
2007-10-17 17:39:57 · answer #3 · answered by Frenchboi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I`m HIV positive so I'm quiet clued up on the subject. Once the virus is airborne it will die off between 5 to 20 Min's
2007-10-19 21:09:51 · answer #4 · answered by jay boy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://wisteme.com/question.view?targetAction=viewQuestionTab&id=882
2007-10-20 17:25:14 · answer #5 · answered by wt526 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋