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Can i get hiv by a puncture with discarded needles o syringes? how many time does the virus survive outside the body?
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HIV: Hiv can be transmitted through needles and syringes contaminated with infected blood. Hiv may survive for up to four weeks in syringes after hiv-infected blood has been drawn up into the syringe and then flushed out.
Answered 9/13/2013
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