What is the size of the AIDS virus?

9.8 kilobases in length
Kilobase is a Unit of length for DNA fragments equal to 1000 nucleotides

It's really, really small.

microscopic and easy to kill if it isn't already inside a human

Depending on if it is mature or not, it is around 130 nm (nanometers) or 0.000130 mm. Hope that helps. Impossible to see without an electron microscope.

small enough to get through a lambskin condom, but not a latex one

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