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How long can hiv live in blood, and for how long is hiv positive blood still infectious outside the body?
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HIV longevity: This is a good but complicated question. Hiv in the blood is found in the common viral form and also as the dna that would be found in the nucleus of all of the blood cells as well. Blood cells usually die off in 120 day cycles, but this could be lessened as the cells are destroyed by their being taken over as HIV mini factories.
Answered 10/16/2015
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