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Can common soap and water kill hiv virus and other stds?
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Possibly: Proper handwashing with soap and water is necessary to reduce contamination and possible infection with stds like chlamydia and gonnorhea. In contrast, blood, semen, breast milk, and vaginal and cervical secretions are the ways HIV is transmitted.
Answered 10/1/2020
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No: Check out http://www.thebody.com/forums/aids/safesex/q8934.html. However, washing w/soap & water is recommended to lower risk for fecal-oral contamination & spread of other infections. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr58e324a2.htm.
Answered 11/24/2015
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