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Can HIV live on inanimate objects for up to 4 weeks?


Can HIV live on inanimate objects for up to 4 weeks?

Outside of the human body, the HIV virus can not live very long at all - most recent research puts the figure at 4-18 hours.

The 4-day figure sounds more like Hepatitis C.

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