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Anyone know how long the hiv virus can live in semen?
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Varies: It depends upon physical factors like how rapidly the semen dries, the temperature, where the semen is deposited, etc. This virus seldom survives long outside of the body unless it has a cell carrier. Semen can provide that as long as it remains wet.
Answered 11/27/2017
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