For what length of time can gonorrhea live in open air?

Wimpy Bacteria: It is important to remember that things like hepc/hiv/gonorhea require many things to stay active and need living cells to reproduce and survive. Unless you contact gross blood, mucous or some other organic substance and it got directly into your body the odds are very unlikely. Air is actually very toxic to many things and any exposure causes it to lose it's ability to cause you any harm.