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If i touch flu virus, it is active on my hands for 24 hrs. so 3 hrs in, if i touch something else, it becomes active for 24 more hrs? like it resets?

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Dr. Robert Kneece answered

No: The flu virus can stay on depends on surfaces for few seconds to 48 hours and on the human hand for 1 hour,However washing hands or disinfecting hands or surfaces stops this. https://www.livestrong.com/article/16108-long-can-flu-virus-live/

Answered 2/4/2019

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A member asked:

If i touch flu virus, it is active on my hands for 24 hrs. so 3 hrs in, if i touch something else, it becomes active for 24 more hrs? like it resets?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Kneece answered

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