How well does HIV survive outside the body? Scientists and medical authorities agree that HIV does not survive well outside the body, making the possibility of environmental transmission remote. HIV is found in varying concentrations or amounts in blood, semen, vaginal fluid, breast milk, saliva, and tears. To obtain data on the survival of HIV, laboratory studies have required the use of artificially high concentrations of laboratory-grown virus.
Sa isinagawang pag-aaral lumilitaw na ang pagkakaroon ng cancer, diabetes, Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, mga sakit dahil sa sobrang iron gaya ng hemochromatosis, thalassemia, o sideroblastic anemia, kidney stones, sickle cell disease at biglang pagiging allergic sa ilang pagkain ay buhat umano sa sobrang Vitamin C din sa katawan.