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HIV/AIDS
Research from T. Ounga and co-authors in the area of HIV/AIDS published
April 14th, 2009
"In countries with generalized HIV epidemics, people may be exposed to blood-borne HIV at their home as well as during health care and cosmetic services. We asked young adults from the Luo and Kisii ethnic groups in Nyanza Province, Kenya, how long HIV survives in blood and how to clean skin-piercing instruments," scientists writing in the International Journal of STD & AIDS report. "Only 21% thought that HIV could survive more than an hour in dry conditions (although it can survive for days), and only 24% thought it could survive more than a week in wet conditions (although it can survive more than four weeks). The Kisii, with lower HIV prevalence, were more...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-14)
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