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Is it true that the HIV Virus dies....

2017-10-29 18:52:54
....when it hits the air??? Say, for example, an HIV person works in a restaurant and cuts himself and his/her blood gets in the food. Can the virus be transmitted that way???
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No it doesn't spread by food...

Answered2017-10-30 08:29:07

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