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Originally Posted by stickyfingerz
Yup...
http://www.des.umd.edu/biosafety/rest/h1n1.html#seven
http://www.doh.wa.gov/H1N1/h1n1_faq.htm
http://answers.flu.gov/questions/3943
Thank God it dies nearly instantly when outside of a living body.. phew. A mere 8 hours.
Im sure its unlikely that more than 1 person would touch say a doorknob, or a chair, etc, etc in a 2 to 8 hour span.. Especially in a public health facility like say an emergency room, or a doctors office. They usually only get like 2 people there a day...
Good thing people don't do things like read magazines or stuff like that while waiting to be examined... phew..
What medical school do you currently attend? Im glad we have brilliant medical students such as you that can give sound advice to the members of gfy like .
Sound sound advice.... 
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Now go google how long it stays alive on human skin
(hint: it's rather shorter)