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A member asked:

If blood is dried, after making it wet again does it activate hiv virus or virus is dead even if making blood wet again???

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Once dried HIV is dead and cannot be revived.

Dr Davantzis and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/15/2023

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How long can HIV virus survive outside human body in dried blood & liquid blood under normal circumstances ?

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How is hiv/aids spread through dry blood I thought once it hits the air the virus dies So if someone touch the dried blood how can the virus be active?

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I have an HIV + patient with herpes. had soiled linens with blood on floor. not sure if it was wet or dry. I stepped on linens by accident with bottom of scrubs and shoe. I lysoled the bottoms of my shoes and uniform. Did it kill virus on both?

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If there was dried blood on the floor and I put my feet(with socks) on it and then wore shoes with the same socks. Part of my leg, got exposed to the inside of the shoe, where I got a small wound. Can I get HIV, Hep or other viruses in this scenario?

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For how long does hiv virus survive when blood is exposed to air? like for how long it will survive on razor blade?

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