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How can AID Virus be inactivated?

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AID Virus is completely inactivated by treatment with

 10% Household bleach
 50% ethanol
 35% isopropanol
 1% Nonidet P40
 0.5% Lysol
 0.5% paraformaldehyde
 0.3% hydrogen peroxide

The virus is also inactivated by extremes in pH (pH 1.0 and 13.0).

Virus is rapidly inactivated (<1 minute) by exposure to undiluted household bleach.

Virus is readily inactivated in liquids or 10% serum by heating at 56ş C for 10 minutes.

Lyophilized blood products would need to be heated at 68ş C for 72 hours to ensure inactivation of contaminating virus.
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Posted by:  ethiopian_girl  Posted on: 09/06/2012
am 19 years old i hv been wid hiv since i wz kid but i live wid out ant medicion till now but i start to get sick so fast am univresty student so wht do u suggest me?


Posted by:  perfectkhan  Posted on: 10/14/2012
start medication. HIV virus didnt dominated you for long period. it was affecting your immune system now its effecting your health. Start the therapy as soon as possible




Posted by:  shweaung(Guest)  Posted on: 05/06/2012
how much cost for the treatment?



Posted by:  Kebede(Guest)  Posted on: 04/04/2012
I am from Ethiopia aged 41. I didn't start the treatment and knew that I'm affected by the virus before 1 year am the man work serious place in gov't instituition. Now I want to start treatment immediately. I NEED SERIOUS help and advise from you. I do not want to die.



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Posted by:  johnny65  Posted on: 03/08/2013
Since I was diagnosed positive I have never had the courage to approach a woman for sex as I will not have sex without disclosing my status and I don't think that any girl will agree to have sex with me protected or not, and that has been the worst part of living with this virus.




Posted by:  mari39(Guest)  Posted on: 09/08/2010
I am from Cameroon aged 39. I stopped receiving treatment 5 months ago due to unavailability of drugs. Now I want to start treatment all over again. I was on Ziduvudine. I NEED SERIOUS help and advise from you. I do not want to die. my e- mail address is marima@yahoo.com



Posted by:  sachinsoni911(Guest)  Posted on: 04/22/2010
Hello All
I have found a very good link Ayu-Life clinic which is situated in Ashok Nagar, MP, India.
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Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 07/20/2010
hiiiiiiiii can informe m in dehli any HIV treatment center




Posted by:  Bajranj  Posted on: 01/03/2010
Hi, My father is a HIV patient and is getting treatment from Art Center at Jallandhar. We belong to Pathankot. A new Art Center has just started at Pathankot Civil Hospital. The doctor at Jallandhar has shifted ws to Pathankot Art center for treatment but we wanted to continue for treatment at Jallandhar. kindly suggest, can doctors at Jullandhar forcefully shift us to Pathankot for treatment or is it our choice for Art Center at another city, inspite of having Art Center at our own city?




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