A few minutes of incubation at room temperature in the laboratory will inactivate HIV, but the flu virus is still active after incubating for several hours. What are the practical consequences of these findings?
A) The flu virus is more sensitive to changes in temperature than HIV.
B) The flu virus can be transmitted more easily from person to person than HIV.
C) This property of HIV makes it more likely to be a pandemic than the flu virus.
D) Disinfecting surfaces will have more of an effect on reducing the spread of HIV than on reducing the spread of the flu.

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The flu virus's ability to remain active for several hours at room temperature compared to HIV's rapid inactivation suggests that the flu virus can be transmitted more easily from person to person, as it can survive longer on surfaces and in the air.

A Few Minutes of Incubation at Room Temperature in the Laboratory