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How long hiv virus survive in air?

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HIV can survive at the longest a few minutes, but an average of around 30 seconds when exposed to air. The virus can not live in a dried state.The longer the virus lives in a liquid state exposed to air the weaker it gets and the smaller chance of transmission. read more

HIV can survive in dried blood at room temperature for up to six days, although the concentrations of virus in dried blood will invariably be low to negligible. HIV survives longer when is not exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. read more

HIV is quite unstable in open air (oxygen medium). The latest studies show that it survives only for several minutes. In wet materials the time may be longer, depending on what the wet material is soaked in. read more

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Microbiology of HIV VIRUSES
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