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Money trouble: Currency notes are laced with infections
by Seva Lamberdar Sat Oct 17, 2015 9:40 am
LUCKNOW: Money can buy everything. But what it gives for free is surely no one wants. A study conducted by conducted by microbiology department of King George's Medical University suggests that currency notes and coins could be a source of infections.
Researchers gathered currency notes and coins from different sources like auto-rickshaw pullers, medical stores, vendors etc. and found them laced with bacteria and viruses. However, this source of infections is not addressed well in disease prevention protocols.
"Our results showed that currency is contaminated with microbes and this contamination may play a role in transmission of antibiotic resistant or potentially harmful organisms," said study's principal author Dr Sunita Singh from KGMU's microbiology department.
The researchers, including experts in microbiology and pulmonary medicine, aimed to determine presence, type and nature of bacterial contamination on paper currency and coins in circulation.
The researchers randomly collected 96 paper currency and 48 coins of different denominations from butcher shops, vegetables vendors, auto-rickshaw drivers, rickshaw pullers, chemist stores, tuberculosis chest outpatient department (OPD) and general OPD from different parts of Lucknow.
On conducting a microbial isolation test of the samples collected, they found that almost all of them were contaminated with bacteria, fungus and parasite. Also, majority of the currency was laced with more than one microbial contaminant.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Money-trouble-Currency-notes-are-laced-with-infections/articleshow/49431984.cms
Researchers gathered currency notes and coins from different sources like auto-rickshaw pullers, medical stores, vendors etc. and found them laced with bacteria and viruses. However, this source of infections is not addressed well in disease prevention protocols.
"Our results showed that currency is contaminated with microbes and this contamination may play a role in transmission of antibiotic resistant or potentially harmful organisms," said study's principal author Dr Sunita Singh from KGMU's microbiology department.
The researchers, including experts in microbiology and pulmonary medicine, aimed to determine presence, type and nature of bacterial contamination on paper currency and coins in circulation.
The researchers randomly collected 96 paper currency and 48 coins of different denominations from butcher shops, vegetables vendors, auto-rickshaw drivers, rickshaw pullers, chemist stores, tuberculosis chest outpatient department (OPD) and general OPD from different parts of Lucknow.
On conducting a microbial isolation test of the samples collected, they found that almost all of them were contaminated with bacteria, fungus and parasite. Also, majority of the currency was laced with more than one microbial contaminant.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Money-trouble-Currency-notes-are-laced-with-infections/articleshow/49431984.cms
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Re: Money trouble: Currency notes are laced with infections
by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:46 pm
Reminds me how common it was for people to obtain change for their notes from beggars. Not sure if it is still that common as people hardly walk or go by bus and they use credit cards often.
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