CDC says that HIV does not survive long outside the human body and that they can only survive for days or weeks in labs under the right conditions. So what are the requirements for HIV to survive outside the human body? I looked on the web and all I can find is how it takes over the T cells, which I already know. My assumption is that since HIV can only replicate itself with the precense of T cells, it can only survive when there are T-cells. Since T-cells just don't survive anywhere else other than the human body, HIV can't really exist without the presence of fresh blood or other bodily fluids. Thus, HIV can't survive outside the human body or without T-cells. Is that correct? And, what is the definition of activity and inactivity of HIV? Lastly, is it possible for someone to temper with products such as personal lubricants and make them to contain active HIV virus? After what has happened to Tynol years ago, I've always feared that someone culd temper with personal lubricants and make them infectious. Can HIV survive and be infectious in personal lubricants?
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