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why hiv outside the body is different (teak and HHH, MD)

taek said, hiv is not alive outside the body ;but  HHH, MD said:...HIV can survive outside the body.  For what it's worth, the time is highly variable, from a few seconds to several days, depending on temperature, humidity, the nature of the secretions, the surface they are on, etc.
but why?
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thanks a lot
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There is no specific time, but it is very short because it is very fragile. Less then 1 minute.
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How long can HIV survive outside the body after all?
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There is no question on HIV's inability to survive outside the body. The only place where it can survive outside the body is inside the bore of a needle, which won't survive very long either.
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This was said by Dr.HHH 6 hours ago, "HIV and other STD pathogens die promply on exposure to air..."
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