Hiv outside body

[erdemq]

In forum I read a lot of message, that says hiv can't live /be active outside body/host.

But ı saw a message yesterday that Dr. HHH says it can bi alive for some hours in room temperatures.And also a proffesor says like this in a hospital.

Which is the correct answer?Live only for a minute or an hour?How can we learn the correct answer ?

[Teak]

Move on. Your questions have been answered. YOU DID NOT HAVE A RISK. Read teh posting guidelines at the top of the forum.

[amanda007]

a question to u sir , if the virus is a live out side the body why not its not active .. so we can be sure that if the blood is out side the body for seconds and it touched a cut or a went indside ur blood streem in a way , still u have no risk ?

[jfem4]

"HIV does not survive very well outside of the body. In CDC studies with super high concentrations (more than you would likely come across in any natural encounter), HIV cannot survive for more than a couple of hours because drying of even these high concentrations of HIV reduces the amount of infectious virus by 90% to 99% within several hours. Basically, once the infected bodily fluid is dry, the risk is essentially zero.

The question of a needle-stick exposure is a little more complicated because a needle can contain HIV-infected blood that has not dried, therefore increasing the risk"

[Teak]

HIV is not transmitted outside the Host. PERIOD...

[ACG33]

There is no definite timetable. It depends on concentration and environment. If it's highly concentrated in a low oxygen environment like say a used needle, it can remain infectious longer than when it's exposed to the air in the environment