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How long can HIV live outside

  I had sex with a sex worker with condom two weeks ago.After that,the girl wiped her orificium vaginae with tissue,but then,she wiped my glans directly with the tissue she used jusy now.
  And ,through this website ,i konw that HIV will be inactivated immediately when it outside the host.But i still confused that "HIV" here means virus of HIV or body fluid contained HIV.Another question is "immediately" here means how long,a few seconds or a few minutes or it need't time radically as long as it exposured in the air?
I'm so anxious for this, I really want to know these,thanks for help.
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That's ok.
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OK,thank you so much for help.
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That's correct.Stop worrying.
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"virus" you said here means vaginal fluid contained HIV,right?
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I feel better after your words ,thanks a lot.
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You don't have to be concerned as you had no risk,but to answer your question--the virus is extremely fragile outside the human body,therefore it begins to become inactive very quickly and loses it's ability to remain infectious.
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HIV transmission always takes place as a result of exchange of body fluids INSIDE the body, NOT outside. The situation you described, does not put you under hIV risk, regardless of seconds, milli seconds or micro seconds
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