Can HIV survive in water?

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Can AIDS be spread through pool water?

My aunt just came back from a pool and she wants to know the answer to this. She said that she saw an obviously gay guy swim in the pool, and she noticed that he had a bleeding wound on his leg as he left. She is obviously very concerned about this and wants to know if the HIV virus can survive in pool water.

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Chlorine kills the virus in the water. As long as the pool is well kept and chemical levels checked...

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How long can HIV survive in water?

How long can HIV survive in water?

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HIV dies the minute it is touched by Oxygen ..there are some form of oxygen that lives inside h2o (...

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Can hiv survive in airtight water container?

what are the chances of getting hiv if exposed to this water from the container on an open wound?

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Minimal. HIV dies quickly outside the body.

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Can HIV survive in water?

say for example some blood got in the water and your hand and you touched it. would that be bad?

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The virus has to enter your body, you would have to have a cut or open wound on your hand for the virus...

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If Hepatitis A, lives for 16mins in chlorinated water of 1ppm. How long will HIV virus survive for?!!?

Im doing a project on viruses and its contamination to swimming pools. I want an accurate answer in Minuites. The Hepatitis A, Virus has been tested in chlorinated jacuzzi water of 1.0ppm and only lasted 16mins. How long will the HIV virus last for in...

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about it you can find information from the following website http://healths-tips09.blogspot.com/?q=HIV...

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No. HIV does not survive outside the human body.

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HIV virus can not survive in hot water.

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No. HIV cannot survive in water. It dies pretty rapidly when exposed to the environment because it require...

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Scientists and medical authorities agree   that HIV does not survive well outside the body, making the...

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HIV will only survive in water for a matter of minutes - even less in chlorinated water - but it will...

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