> 2) I have heard that the virus has a half life on a dry surface of 7
> seconds. It is very sensitive to drying, thus, doorknobs and toilet seats
> are definately out of the question!
Could you please send a reference on this? I searched for the half life
time of the AIDS virus under several conditions, but did not find
one article on this subject.
Hope this helps...
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