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HIV dies within a matter of minutes after leaving the body, relative to the external conditions it is exposed to and the amount of fluid present. The time window for its life is very, very short.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoNot very long. HIV does not do well outside the conditions of a live human. Exposure to air or temperature change will cause the virus to die. After a person's core body temperature has dropped HIV wouldn't live long at all.
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