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Oh yeah. Well, toys don´t carry the virus if they´re properly sanitized, but blood play is really dangerous. Yeah, man... play with blood and you´re DOOMED! DOOMED! Blood play is a no-no and should be banned or at least outlawed.


A virus can survive bare on a toy for a brief amount of time. HIV breaks down fairly quickly in air (and really fast if attacked by UV or ozone). 30 minutes (from memory, maybe wrong) may be a safe wait after the toy is dried.

I admit this is a pretty unlikely, but I wouldn't pull a big dildo out of Lara's butt and ram it up someone else's without careful washing, drying, and letting it sit dry for a while.

(same thing as for flu virus)

I think some virii can survive longer: some of them surround the RNA with much stronger proteins. And of course some bacteria are very well protected and can survive dormant outside the body for years.

While I'm on an off-topic roll, some prions (mad-cow) have been shown to survive 1000c. No hospital can disinfect for all prions. Luckily no gonzo has found a circus act that might transmit mad-cow. So far. That we know of.

As for blood: it is the ideal medium for transfer. Almost all disease agents are optimized by evolution for blood.
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