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Now Wash Your Hands Case Fatality Rate vs Maximum Survival Time Outside The Body MAX SURVIVAL (days) 256 128 Tubercolosis 45.5% 64 MRSA (serious) 19.8% 32 Bird Flu 60% (in cold meat or faeces) 16 Seasonal Flu HIV (treated)* 20% HIV (untreated) 0.1% 85% SARS 9.6% Swine Flu 0.5% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% FATALITY RATE source: CDC, NewScientist.com. Max survival times in ideal conditions. *AIDS(treated) figure estimated from secondary sources David McCandless // v1.1// Sep 09 InformationIsBeautiful.net: Now Wash Your Hands Case Fatality Rate vs Maximum Survival Time Outside The Body MAX SURVIVAL (days) 256 128 Tubercolosis 45.5% 64 MRSA (serious) 19.8% 32 Bird Flu 60% (in cold meat or faeces) 16 Seasonal Flu HIV (treated)* 20% HIV (untreated) 0.1% 85% SARS 9.6% Swine Flu 0.5% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% FATALITY RATE source: CDC, NewScientist.com. Max survival times in ideal conditions. *AIDS(treated) figure estimated from secondary sources David McCandless // v1.1// Sep 09 InformationIsBeautiful.net: Now Wash Your Hands Case Fatality Rate vs Maximum Survival Time Outside The Body MAX SURVIVAL (days) 256 128 Tubercolosis 45.5% 64 MRSA (serious) 19.8% 32 Bird Flu 60% (in cold meat or faeces) 16 Seasonal Flu HIV (treated)* 20% HIV (untreated) 0.1% 85% SARS 9.6% Swine Flu 0.5% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% FATALITY RATE source: CDC, NewScientist.com. Max survival times in ideal conditions. *AIDS(treated) figure estimated from secondary sources David McCandless // v1.1// Sep 09 InformationIsBeautiful.net: Now Wash Your Hands Case Fatality Rate vs Maximum Survival Time Outside The Body MAX SURVIVAL (days) 256 128 Tubercolosis 45.5% 64 MRSA (serious) 19.8% 32 Bird Flu 60% (in cold meat or faeces) 16 Seasonal Flu HIV (treated)* 20% HIV (untreated) 0.1% 85% SARS 9.6% Swine Flu 0.5% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% FATALITY RATE source: CDC, NewScientist.com. Max survival times in ideal conditions. *AIDS(treated) figure estimated from secondary sources David McCandless // v1.1// Sep 09 InformationIsBeautiful.net: