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Expertise
Help in assessing personal and professional risk of HIV transmission; tips in teaching about HIV/AIDS; cultural competency for teaching about HIV/AIDS in Catholic settings; considerations in US and overseas HIV/AIDS programs and education for health and other professionals. Specific questions about treatment should be referred to your health provider; opinions and information offered are not meant to replace medical advice

Experience
Seven years with academic medical center and national AIDS education and training center, seven subsequent years with focus on international HIV/AIDS in East and South Africa. Former clinician, bioethics preceptor at an academic medical center and presenter in wide range of fora including international AIDS conference.

Organizations
Disabled American Veterans American Public Health Association MENSA AA

Publications
Human Variety, EC Sociological Society Proceedings of the International AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa "HIV and Primary Care"

Education/Credentials
BS Psychology MPH Master of Public Health PhD studies underway

Awards and Honors
Naval School of Health Sciences, Hospital Corps with Highest Honors, Neuropsychiatry with Honors and High Distinction

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Topic: AIDS

Expert: Terry B
Date: 8/11/2008
Subject: info

Question
As they unanimously call the virus fragile; based on the researhes and experiments how much time does it take for the virus to die once it oozes out with blood from a HIV patients wound and falls may be on the floor on the table and splts in droplets? can you give me a close figure? some say less than 10 seconds once its exposed to the open environment.. is that trure?

Answer
Dear Rohan:

Peace. Bottom line is that the virus can remain infectious as long as structural integrity is intact, that is, safely inside cells or fluids - meaning if it's wet, it potentially infectious. See www.cdc.gov and/or www.avert.org for details and links to the science.

Best to you and yours.

Terry

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