Does a virus survive vacuum?

[Ed Rybicki]

> From:          s1568 at rfhs0002.fh.uni-regensburg.de (Franz Handl)
> Subject:       Does a virus survive vacuum?
> Is a virus able to survive a vacuum sourrounding?
> And if not, then how long does it take and what airpressure is necessary
> to kill a virus surely?

Seeing as you can vacuum dessicate (=freeze-dry) many simple viruses 
and some complex chaps as well, I would say vacuuming viruses is not 
a good prevention measure.

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