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Depending on the environment, anywhere from minutes to about 14 hours.
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Can a virus live outside a cell?
No
Why are viruses consider to be nonliving?
They cannot live outside of a host.
An organism that provides a source of energy or a suitable environment for a virus or for another organism to live?
A HOST is an organism that provides a source of energy for a virus or another organism. CREDIT FROM: NORTH CAROLINE 8TH GRADE PRENTICE HALL SCIENCE EXPLORER
Can viruses live on their own?
No, because for a virus to reproduce, it needs a cell to take energy and stuff from. When the cell is dead it moves on to another cell. It short, it is very hard for a virus to reproduce or multiply, without a host (e.g. a red blood cell).
What is the smallest piece of matter that has its own kind?
live substance? a virus, keeping in mind that it needs a host to replicate.
What is a virus called outside a host cell?
virus can't live outside host cell
Can aids virus survive under outside temperature?
No. HIV needs a host. It does not live long, outside the body.
How long a hepatitis virus can stay outside the host?
Hep B can live for up to a week 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 the HIV virus live outside the human body in fluids if not smeared?
Yes, infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejaculate or breast milk.
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.
Can a virus live outside a cell?
No
Can a virus live in extreme condition?
Viruses can live in host cells :P trolled.
How are ectoparasites different from endoparasites?
parsites are of two types- ectoparasites and endoparasites............... endoparasites are those parasites which live inside the body of its host. ectoparasites are those parasites which live outside the body of the host. endoparasites take up the food that the host eats as they live inside the body of the host. eg- worms inside the stomach take up the digested food from the stomach. ectoparasites, as they live outside the body of the host take up the nutrition from outside the body of the host. eg- mosquitoes suck blood from our body.
Why are viruses consider to be nonliving?
They cannot live outside of a host.
Can a bacteria live without its host?
It depends on the kind of Bacteria you are talking about. Most do not depend on a host and live on their own. Some, such as E. coli can live outside a host at least for some time. A few are entirely dependent on a host.
Do ectoparasites live on the outside their host?
Indeed, ectoparrasites manifest on the outside of the bode of the host, ecto means outside. Examples are fleas and thicks. Endoparasites are the opposites and live inside the body, endo means inside.
