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HIV or AIDS

Once blood or fluids are released out of the body. How long could HIV or AIDS live on towel, soap or surface. For example say someone who does not have HIV or AIDS uses the towel of someone who has the virus. The towel has blood or fluids on the towel. Is that person in any risk?
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480448 tn?1426948538
hiv is not transmitted from environmental surfaces or inanimate objects. .

Doesn't matter what kind of spin you put on it...you can NOT get HIV from environmental surfaces, or objects.  Period, end of story.
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hi lizzie Lou,
what if the person has a cut in their hands?
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186166 tn?1385259382
hiv is not transmitted from environmental surfaces or inanimate objects.
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Thank you for responding but you can you give a little more information.
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No.
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