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AIDS Virus

Author:      kingdbm
Text:        What happens to the AIDS virus when the host body dies?

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Author:      profbill
Text:        It will live until either the cells actually die and decompose, 
or until (most likely) it is killed by the embalming chemicals used to 
preserve the body, or by the heat of cremation.  Rarely, it might find a new 
host.

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