Oh no, the virus can't survive outside the cat for six months. The virus can survive outside the cat for, at the most, seven weeks. Unless you have other cats that might be infected a good cleaning of the house and "quarataine" for seven weeks will do.
But if you have other cats you should wait six months before getting another cat. This because it can take up to six months for an infected cat to show any symptomes of the disease.
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