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A member asked:
What tempiture outside the body kills stds? what's too cold for it to survive, what's too hot?
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They don't : Most stds do not survive outside of the body at all. Pubic lice and scabies would be the exception but in general std organisms do not survive outside of the human body. The ambient temperature would not be an issue. I am not aware of the temperature in which pubic lice or scabies would be killed.
Answered 9/29/2016
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