Thursday, September 24, 2009

can large amount of hiv/aids blood survive in water that is being sent to our homes, schools etc

can large amount of hiv/aids blood survive in water that is being sent to our homes, schools etc?
can large amount of hiv/aids blood survive in water that is being sent to our homes, schools etc?
Biology - 3 Answers
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1 :
No
2 :
Aids virus cannot survive outside human system or It needs blood to survive, but if blood is mixed with water then AIDS virus cannot survive. If blood is added to water then any and all blood cells will burst in water because of osmosis. The cells will take water from surrounding and swell up and burst. Some bacteria will survive in water if water is contaminated with feces. So always boil water before drinking.
3 :
All viruses are OBLIGATE INTRACELLULAR Microorganisms.. They need to be inside cells to survive, and AIDS is not an exception... They need CELL to CELL transfer.. so the exposure of AIDS virus in the environment will ultimately kill it...

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Sunday, September 20, 2009

can large amount of hiv/aids blood survive in water that is being sent to our homes, schools etc

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

can large amount of hiv/aids blood survive in water that is being sent to our homes, schools etc

can large amount of hiv/aids blood survive in water that is being sent to our homes, schools etc?
can large amount of hiv/aids blood survive in water that is being sent to our homes, schools etc?
Infectious Diseases - 5 Answers
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1 :
excellent question !
2 :
Not likely as such. Blood upon contact with regular water actually ruptures. Due to osmotic imbalance, the cells break open and release their contents, thus forming the bright red colours. If blood was put into a saline solution with the same osmotic pressure, you will see that blood is actually cloudy because the cells are suspended instead. If the blood cells rupture in the water, and carry HIV/AIDS, I don't know enough if they will survive in that environment or if similar things will happen.
3 :
I don't think so, and i don't think there is nearly enough to infect us. However, the virus itself is absolutely miniscule. Why are you worried?
4 :
If this were possible don't you think we would all be infected by now? You are talking about dumping large amounts as in thousands of gallons of blood into the water supply at some point. which would have to be done by some kind of terrorist group. You thinking about doing something like this?
5 :
no.HIV is a non- water loving virus!

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