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Which of these can survive the longest on an environmental surface?
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Correct answer: A. Hepatitis B virus
Among bloodborne pathogens, Hepatitis B virus is well documented to survive on dry environmental surfaces for an unusually long time (it can remain infectious for at least several days to about a week), considerably longer than HIV (which loses infectivity quickly outside the body) or hepatitis C.
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