Post Date September, 04 2023
Square: Paper currency infectious diseases
Epidemiological researchers in China have conducted bacteriological and virological tests on 631 samples of various denominations of RMB in 6 cities, including Beijing and Shanghai. Multiple reasons such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Proteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and hepatitis virus have been detected. In recent years, some have conducted inspections and found that a large number of circulating 1 yuan, 5 yuan, or 10 yuan banknotes are more severely contaminated. For example, the average number of bacteria per 5 yuan and 10 yuan banknote is 4.75 million, and the average number of bacteria per corner ticket is 18 million. After the bank cashier issued 3000 digital banknotes, the number of bacteria carriers on the thumb, middle finger, and index finger increased by 37 times compared to before the banknotes.
People deal with money every day. Because it is a circulating currency, there is no disconnection between healthy individuals and patients. The bacteria and viruses on paper money are also different from those on flies, sending sexually transmitted bacteria and viruses from the red light area.
If both hands frequently come into contact with banknotes, do not wash hands before going to the bathroom or having sex, or have dirty hands come into contact with reproductive organs, it is possible to develop sexually transmitted diseases.
The bad habit of using paper currency also provides opportunities for pathogens to attack the human body. Some people like to drool and kiss banknotes, some win cards, and some kiss banknotes with them. Surprisingly, kissing a banknote is equivalent to swallowing pathogens and eating flies.
Therefore, it is necessary to avoid these bad habits, and it is particularly important to note that when using the toilet after touching coins, one should first wash their hands before releasing them, and cultivate the habit of washing hands before using them.
Objection: Non communicable diseases of paper currency
Some media outlets have reported on the spread of sexually transmitted diseases on paper currency. The main pathogens on paper currency are gonorrhea, Treponema pallidum, and genital warts virus. It has been reported that an institution has detected active pathogens on paper currency, proving that the sexually transmitted diseases of people related to paper currency come from paper currency. Due to this unscientific propaganda, some people suffer from sexually transmitted disease phobia and are afraid to touch paper currency or read newspapers and magazines in public libraries, which may lead to sexually transmitted diseases. Some people also say that after shopping on the street to exchange banknotes, they must soak them in disinfectant for 20 minutes. This kind of propaganda is completely lifeless.
It is a fact that there are many bacteria on paper currency, which may be contaminated at any time when exposed to the external environment and transmitted to the population. However, the bacteria that can truly survive on paper currency are those with strong external resistance, such as Staphylococcus aureus, tuberculosis bacteria, fungal spores, intestinal bacteria, etc. Of course, the possibility of spreading this bacteria through paper currency is completely present, but it is incredible to spread sexually transmitted diseases through paper currency.
After being isolated, the pathogenic microorganisms that cause sexually transmitted diseases have weak resistance to the outside world, such as gonorrhea and syphilis spirochetes, which can only survive for about one hour on paper currency. Patients with sexually transmitted diseases transmit banknotes containing infectious pathogens (in fact, microorganisms such as gonorrhea and syphilis that are difficult to survive in the hands of patients with sexually transmitted diseases) to the recipient of the banknotes, whose hands come into contact with genital infections, which is close to myth.
Of course, sexually transmitted diseases can not be indirectly transmitted, but their transmission medium is not paper money, and can only be transmitted through public bathrooms, toilets, wet towels, and long-term close contact with sexually transmitted disease patients.
It is undeniable that banknotes are not hygienic, so people engaged in banknote related work need to wash their hands thoroughly and pay attention to hygiene after work. Generally speaking, washing with soap and running water is enough to remove most of the bacteria on your hands, and people don't have to worry.
