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explain to me!!
blood on the wet towel is not infected with HIV?
HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions, therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host. All it takes to damage the outter shell is temp change, ph change and exposed to air. You don't need the virus to be dried.
Just to confirm my understanding on thid from U and teak. This is based on what Dr HHH and Dr Edward had said in some of their responses. It is not correct to say that once exposed to air, virus become inactive (ie dies). It can still survive depending upon the temp/humidity and other conditions. However, drying of fluid kills the virus. I dont think if some one comes into a contact of a blood of hiv infected person which is on a knob of the door/ on table or any othe inanimate object, still the chances of infection will be zero. I dont know but some people even belive that there is a concept of in active or active viruse. And in active virus does not means that virus is dead/killed. (I am not sure about this one)
No one can excatly say, how long does viruse stay alive after been exposed to air.
Would love to hear from u.
No one can excatly say, how long does viruse stay alive after been exposed to air.
Would love to hear from u.
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FROM TEAK IN AN EARLIER POST OF YOURS:
"HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions, therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside it's host"
ONCE HIV IS EXPOSED TO AIR...IT BECOMES INACTIVE...INCAPABLE OF INFECTING.
HIV IS NOT TRANSMITTED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES AND/OR INANIMATE OBJECTS.
"HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions, therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside it's host"
ONCE HIV IS EXPOSED TO AIR...IT BECOMES INACTIVE...INCAPABLE OF INFECTING.
HIV IS NOT TRANSMITTED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES AND/OR INANIMATE OBJECTS.
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