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Hep B can live for up to a week outside the body.
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How long can mumps virus survive outside a host?
few seconds
Can aids virus survive under outside temperature?
No. HIV needs a host. It does not live long, outside the body.
How long does a virus live in a hostile environment outside the host?
Depending on the virus, it can live for several minutes up to a week or more depending on the environmental conditions.
Can Aids Virus survive in shower drains?
Aids depends on the right conditions to survive. it will not survive for long outside a live host.
Is hepatitis a viruse or a bacteria?
Hepatitis is actually quite a general term which means inflammation of the liver and so has many causes for example drug-induced, alcoholic, autoimmune or infectious. On the whole when most people refer to hepatitis they refer to infectious hepatitis often caused by the hepatitis viruses types B & C which have the potential to cause long term (chronic) hepatitis. There are other forms of the hepatitis virus family including types A, D & E and there are other forms of virus which can cause hepatitis. There are non-viral infectious causes of hepatitis including toxoplasma and Q fever (which is a bacteria) but these are rare.
How long does hepitis live outside the body?
Hepatitis C can live for 1 week outside the body.
What is the difference between chronic hepatitis b and carrier of hepatitis B?
Chronic hepatitis B refers to a long-term infection with the hepatitis B virus that can lead to liver inflammation and potentially serious complications such as cirrhosis or liver cancer. A carrier of hepatitis B, on the other hand, typically refers to a person who has the virus in their blood but does not exhibit symptoms or have active liver disease. Carriers can still transmit the virus to others, whereas chronic hepatitis B patients often require medical management to prevent disease progression.
Can a virus without its host for very long?
If you are asking if a virus can live very long without its host, then no. Viruses aren't alive in the first place. Because viruses can't reproduce on their own, they are not considered living organisms. Because they aren't living to begin with, they cannot die.
Why would it not be advantageous for a virus to kill its host?
It would not be advantageous for a virus to kill its host because if the host dies, the virus would also die since it needs the host to replicate and spread. It is more beneficial for a virus to keep the host alive so it can continue to infect other individuals.
What is the lifespan of an influenza virus inside a body and outside?
the following are different answers ive found for you :Depends on the virus. For example HIV usually dies fairly quickly outside of the body whereas Hepatitis B can live on a dry surface for weeks.HIV and even Hepatitis C have relatively short lifespans outside of the body. Hepatitis B is about 7 - 10 daysnever read that HBV outside the human body can survive more than 1 month.the lifespan of HIV is not more then 30 second outside human fluids and this is a very short period to play such a mischif.Please make it clear.So this panic can be removed.hope thts at all useful-x-Sebarau
Will eliminating the supply of oxygen from the air kill off a virus?
No, eliminating the supply of oxygen from the air would not kill off a virus because viruses do not require or consume oxygen to survive. Viruses need a living host cell to replicate and cannot survive for long outside of a host organism.
Does the rabies stay alive after its saliva is dried?
No, the rabies virus cannot survive outside of a living host for long once the saliva dries. The virus is very fragile and is typically not transmittable through contact with dried saliva.
