How long do germs survive on surfaces? answers (34)

A: It depends on what type of germs had contacted the surface germs are everywhere. You can find them almost adjectives of the surfaces in and out of your house. EVen within the air that we breath. But because of our perfect immune system, we can combat them and prevent them to cause some illnesses. Since your dad have close contact w/ you, you have a big chance of contacting the germs that may wreak your cold especially virus. But if your body had already authorize the specific type of virus or bacteria that your father have through your antibodies, then you hold a lesser break of having a cold symptoms. Usually it take...

A:  It depends on the surface and the germ.. Around 24 hours unless your talking about somewhere where they breed faster such as a toilet.. If by germs you mean bacteria then forever. Bacteria are extremely resiliant and they have evolved methods for lasting long times in places with few nutrients You will find bacteria on every surface you come across There are a number of ways of killing bacteria reasonably efficiently. Household disinfectants are good at what they do, but they will not proclaim to kill all bacteria - read the labels, they often say they can only kill a percentage of the...

A: Certain ones (such as bubonic plague) can last decades. Others (e.g., HIV) disassemble in an hour or less. DanZee said: 1 The answer is 0 to hundreds of years. Here''s a good article on this: http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2002-08/how-long-do-microbes-bacteria-and-viruses-live-surfaces-home-normal-room-tem Sign in to report abuse or send a compliment 10 months ago ...

A: Hello, Mitchell, There are lots of different types of STD "germs": Bacteria (gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and others) Viruses (human papilloma virus/warts, herpes, hepatitis B, BIV/AIDS, and others) Protozoa (trichomonas, giardia, others) These are just some of the common ones!  Some STDs are parasites, and not germs (crab lice, scabies) so I will exclude these. As a rule of thumb, the bacterial and protozoal STDs are very sensitive and susceptible to drying and topical disinfectants. Drying usually kills them, and soap and water usually effectively washes them away. however, some protozoa go through...

A: This website may be of help to you. As you will see, the length of time that MRSA survives on surfaces depends on a number of conditions. The type of cleaning product that you use also depends on what type of surface and what degree of contact the infected person had with the surface. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_Enviro_Manage.html...

A: It varies, depending partly on where the germ-laden droplets fall. Experiments with specific cold and flu germs have shown potential survival times ranging from a few minutes to 48 hours or more. how long such germs remain capable of infecting you in day-to-day life is harder to say. Researchers have repeatedly found that cold and flu germs generally remain active longer on stainless steel, plastic and similar hard surfaces than on fabric and other soft surfaces. on any...

A: its wet oh, my God!!! Yuck My eyesight is so perfect that I can see a wet surface before I touch it. Even 5 metres away so go and study that. I would wash my hands...you never know what is out there...gad on a vending machine, urine? I may never use one again! how exactly would somebody get urine onto a vending machine flap or a table or chair in a public place? that''s just too funny.... my first thought is that maybe somebody spilled something, and i wipe my hand on my pants and forget about it. but then again, i''m not a complete wimp.... i doubt very much that getting urine on your clothes would cause infecti

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A: The flu virus can survive on a surface from a few minutes to as long as two days, according to the Mayo Clinic. The virus stays active longer on hard surfaces, such as plastic or metal, than it does on softer surfaces, such as fabric.Source:Mayo Clinic: Flu germs...

A: Yes. In fact, a group of doctors in Maine made this video to encourage habits that reduce the chance of spreading germs through indirect contact: First off, flu is always caused by a virus. Colds can be caused by viruses or bacteria. however, the way these diseases are handles are similar. It''s hard to say how long a virus or bacteria will live because there are a lot of variables involved. A flu virus can live from a few minutes to two days outside of a human body, but the majority live between two and eight hours. Cold viruses and bacteria generally can''t live for more than six hours outside of the body. There...

A: There is literally millions of microbes on everything you touch...even after you clean and including her napkin and shroud. The vast majority is not harmfull, but sometimes it is. A entity with OCD can''t be talk out of believing that they will get sick...they are mentally unwell and cannot help their nouns by themselves. They need professional lend a hand and many times that doesn''t even do it. She deserves sympathy, not ridicule. Imagine your duration if you couldn''t bring yourself to touch anything or hug your family. this is a double fringe sword; could be that she has a render impotent immune system already...