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HIV in hair?
I'm sure people will find this a silly question so please excuse me but can HIV be found in hair and cause a risk if eaten? What I mean is hair is a persons DNA so can it be found here or must it be living in fluids only?
I don't understand the biology behind viruses so I'm not sure if they can live outside a host?
I don't understand the biology behind viruses so I'm not sure if they can live outside a host?
No problemo, amigo
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Thank you. Is it impossible to contract HIV this way, if the hair came from a HIV positive person? And if the hair was cut with no follicle?
HIV cannot be contracted by eating someone's hair. HIV is found in a person's body fluids.
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