How long does the flue virus live?

Answer 1

It depends if the food is frozen, cooled, or room temperature. At room temperature on meat, it could last up to two weeks. For longer periods, the virus needs a living host (animal or plant) for "shelter" and to reproduce more viruses.

But you can not get Swine Flu from eating infected foods that have been cooked (even pork). Influenza virus is destroyed by heat of 167-212°F (75-100°C). If handling raw meat that has been contaminated (or other foods) use the usual precautions for raw meat handling. Wash hands and avoid cross-contamination of surfaces and utensils. If you see someone cough or sneeze directly on foods or otherwise contaminate them with viruses on their hands, it is best to just discard the food if it can not be heated to the temperatures to destroy the virus as indicated above.

When in doubt, throw it out.