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A member asked:
Is it true that hiv can only be transmitted via direct immediate contact and that hiv dies in seconds once exposed to air?
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HIV Is hard to get: Yes. HIV is only transmitted from infected body fluids directly exposed to the blood system of an uninfected human. It does not survive on inanimate object or air. It is not transmitted through skin. It is not transmitted from saliva.
Answered 5/8/2014
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Yes, but no matter: Dr. Killian is correct. But you're asking the wrong question. How long HIV survives in air doesn't matter. The important thing is that in the 3+ decades of the known worldwide HIV/AIDs epidemic, nobody has been proved to catch HIV other than by sex, blood exposure by shared needles, etc. Without these you aren't at risk. So why worry about the biological reasons?
Answered 5/1/2015
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