HIV Is Inactivated in the Laboratory After a Few Minutes

question 4

Multiple Choice

HIV is inactivated in the laboratory after a few minutes of sitting at room temperature, but the flu virus is still active after sitting for several hours. What are the practical consequences of these findings?

• A) HIV can be transmitted more easily from person to person than the flu virus.
• B) The flu virus can be transmitted more easily from person to person than HIV.
• C) This property of HIV makes it more likely to be a pandemic than the flu virus.
• D) Disinfecting surfaces is more important to reduce the spread of HIV than of the flu.

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