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there is no single answer for how long
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HIV can survive outside the body such as
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in dry blood or dry semen as it depends
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on several factors however HIV does not
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survive long outside the body and it
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cannot replicate without a human
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host a person can contract HIV if
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damaged tissue or a mucous membrane such
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as those in the rectum penis vagina or
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mouth comes into contact with bodily
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fluids that contain the virus only
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certain bodily fluids can carry HIV
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these fluids include one
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Simon three pre-seminal fluid four
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fluids in the rectum five fluids in the
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vagina six breast milk this video
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explores the factors that affect the
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survival time of HIV outside the body in
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different fluids it also explains how
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the virus can and cannot
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transmit survival time outside the body
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HIV does not typically survive for long
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outside the body where it cannot
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replicate the virus dies quickly upon
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exposure to light and air therefore
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contact with dried blood or salmon from
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a barbing salon Clipper or razor that
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has been outside the body has a slim
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chance of transmitting the virus and
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does not generally pose a risk for
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HIV HIV cannot survive in the air so
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people cannot contract the virus from
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sharing space with a person who has HIV
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it is also not possible to contract HIV
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from sharing toilet seats utensils or
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bedding the length of time that the
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virus can survive outside the body
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depends on several factors such as one
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the type and amount of bodily fluid two
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the temperature and humidity of the
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environment three the acidity of the
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environment four whether there at
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exposure to sunlight while the risk of
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Contracting HIV from external fluids is
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low the risk is high when sharing
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equipment to inject drugs such as
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syringes the reason for this is that the
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person may inject blood that contains
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HIV directly into their bloodstream
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modern anti-retroviral therapies are
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very effective in preventing HIV
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Transmission in most cases the virus is
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under control within 6 months of a
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person starting this treatment once the
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viral load the amount of the virus
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present in the blood is undetectable
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there is virtually no risk of the virus
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transmitting to other people through
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blood semon or other bodily
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fluids HIV in blood in comparison with
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other fluids blood contains the highest
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concentrations of HIV the virus dies
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quickly when it leaves the body so the
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risk of Contracting HIV from contact
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with dried blood is low in a medical
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setting a person could contract HIV if
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they get a cut from a blade or needle
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that has been in contact with blood that
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contains HIV however the risk of
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Contracting HIV in this way is very low
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the risk of Contracting HIV from sharing
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equipment to inject drugs is very high
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because a person could inject blood that
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contains HIV directly into the
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bloodstream the virus can survive for
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longer inside a syringe than when it is
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exposed to air according to the Centers
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for Disease Control and prevention CDC
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there is a 1 in 160 chance of
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Contracting HIV from using a needle that
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a person with HIV has
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used HIV in Simon semen is the bodily
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fluid that contains the second highest
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HIV according to the HIV charity avert
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it is not possible for a person to get
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HIV by coming into contact with a condom
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containing the sperm of a person with
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the virus the speed at which HIV dies
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outside a human host makes this
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impossible HIV in vaginal
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fluids while HIV can spread via vaginal
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fluids the virus tends to exist in
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smaller concentrations than it does in
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Blood and semon it is not clear why this
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is the case but it appears that hormones
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and the types of cells in the genital
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tract may play a role HIV in breast milk
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breast milk contains HIV in lower
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concentrations than blood or semen a
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baby can contract HIV through breast
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milk so the CDC recommend that people
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with HIV do not breastfeed regardless of
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anti- retroviral therapy or viral load
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HIV can also transmit to a baby through
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pregnancy or birth however this is
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becoming less common with recent
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developments in care if a person with
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HIV is receiving effective
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anti-retroviral therapy and they give
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HIV medicine to the baby for 4 to 6
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weeks after delivery the risk of the
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baby Contracting HIV can be less than
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1% how HIV can spread the most common
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ways people contract HIV in the United
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States are through sharing equipment
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when injecting drugs and having anal or
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vaginal sex without barrier
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contraceptives anal sex poses a higher
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risk than vaginal sex as there is a
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greater chance of tissue damage although
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it is less common HIV may pass to an
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infant during pregnancy birth or
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breastfeeding in extremely rare cases
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HIV May spread if blood comes into
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contact with an open wound there is a
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chance of this occurring if Partners
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engage in open mouth kissing and both
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have bleeding gums or open sores within
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however saliva that does not contain
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blood cannot transmit HIV people cannot
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get HIV from closed mouth or cheek
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kissing people can reduce or eliminate
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the chance of Contracting HIV by using
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barrier contraceptives or taking
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preventive HIV therapy known as
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pre-exposure prophylaxis Prep Prep is a
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pill that a person can take once a day
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to minimize the chance of Contracting
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HIV it may be helpful for those who one
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HIV two have a partner with an unknown
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HIV status three have multiple
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partners four share needles to inject
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drugs how IG cannot spread it is not
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possible to contract HIV from the
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following one mosquito and tick bites
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two sexual activities that do not
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involve the exchange of bodily fluids
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masturbation three cont with a saliva
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tears or sweat of a person with
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HIV hugging cheek kissing or shaking
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hands with someone with
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HIV four sharing toilets or
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Cutlery finally HIV cannot survive for
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long outside the human body which means
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that the risk of Contracting HIV from
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dried blood or semon is low if a person
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suspects that they have come into
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contact with HIV in the last 72 hours
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they can use an emergency prevention
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method called postexposure
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prophylaxis prep although inequities
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exist between different regions and
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populations modern anti-retroviral
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therapy has made it possible for people
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with HIV to live long healthy lives
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without the virus transmitting to others
