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Can hiv spread from nail scratches and blood come out .how long hiv survive outside human body.
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Hiv does not typically survive for long outside the body, where it cannot replicate. The virus dies quickly upon exposure to light and air. Therefore, contact with dried blood or semen that has been outside the body does not generally pose a risk for contracting hiv.
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