[QUOTE=Quote (Brandye @ Dec. 11 2005,14:28)]As long as there is moisture and no excessive temperatures, it is a quite hardy virus. Washing well is the best protection for what you may consider "incidental contact."
It really requires a direct exchange of body fluids to become infected.[/QUOTE]
That's interesting to know. Once upon a time in a sex ed class, they told us that the HIV virus is extremely "fragile" can only live for about 2 minutes in an oxygen environment.
At the time it really made fools of those pranksters who went around poking people with needles and telling them they had aids because I thought their joke had no scientific basis.
As long as there is moisture and no excessive temperatures, it is a quite hardy virus. Washing well is the best protection for what you may consider "incidental contact."
It really requires a direct exchange of body fluids to become infected.
A needle is an ideal medium to share the virus. "Sticks" are no jokes around medical facilities.
[QUOTE=Quote (Brandye @ Dec. 11 2005,14:28)]As long as there is moisture and no excessive temperatures, it is a quite hardy virus. Washing well is the best protection for what you may consider "incidental contact."
It really requires a direct exchange of body fluids to become infected.[/QUOTE]
That's interesting to know. Once upon a time in a sex ed class, they told us that the HIV virus is extremely "fragile" can only live for about 2 minutes in an oxygen environment.
At the time it really made fools of those pranksters who went around poking people with needles and telling them they had aids because I thought their joke had no scientific basis.
As long as there is moisture and no excessive temperatures, it is a quite hardy virus. Washing well is the best protection for what you may consider "incidental contact."
It really requires a direct exchange of body fluids to become infected.
Ah, I am talking about sewing needles btw, though I see what you mean about medical needles used for injections.