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Originally Posted by Cybercowboy
I've heard that it doesn't survive very long exposed to the environment. It needs to be in a host within an hour or so. And the warmer it is, the faster it croaks.
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Viruses are not "alive" as they don't meet certain criteria accepted by scientists.
A virus is either viable if able to infect or non-viable if degraded beyond contagion. The term "live virus" has become commonplace but it is a misnomer.