Daer Fareena!

Please You skip into following link:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/autopsy-on-covid-19-body-reveals-virus-active-18-hours-after-death/article32921903.ece

Autopsy on COVID-19 body reveals virus active 18 hours after death

Not much is known about how long the SARS-CoV-2 can live in dead bodies.

https://www.timesnownews.com/health/article/first-case-of-coronavirus-transmission-from-dead-body-reported-how-long-can-coronavirus-survive-on-corpses/578243

https://scroll.in/latest/962460/covid-19-no-specific-duration-established-for-survival-of-virus-in-dead-bodies-says-icmr

Thanks, Dr. Kalemci, for your response.

Right now, there is no clear answer.

Please, read this article below

"it would be possible that the virus could persist and remain infectious in or on the body of someone who has died"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-questions-answered-bodies-1.5535139?fbclid=IwAR0jKE2JGI8GvEJGs8rLVZ5PXBpF9CgH2b2PoKtv3MxGQZ8gi6gQyhXPpyo

Also, this may be a useful article:

" We don’t have any SARS-Cov-2 data yet as it relates to dead bodies, but we can look at examples from other viruses again. Typically, if an infectious virus is detected for days to weeks, the genome of the virus can be detected for months to years. One study looking at how long the Ebola virus might survive after death could detect the infectious virus 10 days postmortem but still detected the virus genome 10 weeks later."

https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/05/how-long-can-viruses-survive/?fbclid=IwAR0gaoTST1BfwFm9sp_XA5QON01QdbF1lmgtr3hpXJ2l1wOF2O9cvMoE5QQ

Have a look at this useful RG link.

Article How long can SARS-CoV-2 persist in human corpses?

According to findings from different researches, Covid 19 virus can survive on decreased bodies or on non living bodies on average for 72 hours.

Please also go through the following link.

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12024-021-00375-z.pdf

Thanks for your response.

Hi Dr Fareena Ruzaik . Viruses have to be inside living cells to replicate. So when the body dies the virus can’t replicate anymore; it’s just a question of how long will it take for all the virus that is there to no longer be infectious. But this isn’t like the end of the first Avengers movie. You don’t flip a switch and instantly all the faceless alien invaders fall over dead. You have to go around and snuff out each one. How long that takes depends on how big the alien horde is, where they are and how much body armor they have. However, in this analogy, temperature, humidity and enzymatic juices stand in for Avengers.See the link: https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/05/how-long-can-viruses-survive/

Dear Prof. Aref,

Thanks for your response.

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12024-021-00375-z.pdf

The SARS-CoV-2 persists in the human body months after death.

Article SARS-CoV-2 persistence and infectivity in COVID-19 corpses: ...