Can rabies virus survive outside their host and live in a dry condition for a long time?

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As an addendum to the correct answer from “Bruce,” temperature and conditions may play a small part in varying the time frame, but the rabies virus cannot survive outside of a host body and does not tolerate pH below 3 or above 11, and the virus is inactivated by ultraviolet light. This virus does not survive well outside its host (in dried blood and secretions) as it is susceptible to sunlight and desiccation. It is still best to exercise caution, even if the threat of rabies is not a high one. The rabies virus resides in the saliva of its host as well as brain and central nervous tissue. Bites are the most common form of transmission. However, it is important to realize that the virus can continue to thrive in a dead body as long as it remains in the saliva and tissue and is not dried out.

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Online Medics says that the virus dies in a few seconds outside the host. It does remain active in a dead host for some time though.