Cash makes a good home for disease-causing bacteria, says study

May 20th 2017

Cash may be more filthy and disgusting than you thought, according to new research. Ordinary bank notes, such as dollar bills, can harbor harmful varieties of bacteria, and could be an effective medium for spreading infectious diseases among people, said a group of Hong Kong researchers in a study published this week in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology.

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