dear sir . thank for your answer . i feel a lot of better now . i have some qestion and need more advise . someone' blood splash on my hand and face during accident . i didn't wash my hand immediatly and 15 minute later then i washed it . i would like to know how long does hiv live outside of body in the envirolment ? i ment how many secand or minute . thank you .

Home / Answered Questions / dear sir . thank for your answer . i feel a lot of better now . i have some qestion and need more advise . someone’ blood splash on my hand and face during accident . i didn’t wash my hand immediatly and 15 minute later then i washed it . i would like to know how long does hiv live outside of body in the envirolment ? i ment how many secand or minute . thank you .

dear sir .thank for your answer . i feel a lot of better now . i have some qestion and need more advise . someone’ blood splash on my hand and face during accident . i didn’t wash my hand immediatly and 15 minute later then i washed it .i would like to know how long does hiv live outside of body in the envirolment ? i ment how many secand or minute .thank you .

Hi there,

We know that HIV lives for less than a minute outside of the body if it is exposed to air. To cause an infection, HIV needs to get directly into an opening in the body such as a puncture wound, the urethra (pee hole), or a woman’s cervix.

You do not need to worry about getting HIV from a blood splash on your skin.

Hope that helps,

Health Nurse

This answer was posted on August 8, 2014.

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