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Infectiologists found on the ruble bills, hundreds of bacteria and fungi

Physicians Kemerovo third city hospital decided to make a bacterial analysis of several bills that are pulled from their own wallets. Arm caught ten-, hundred-ruble note and pyatisotki. The findings were disappointing: the bills nested spore and coliform bacteria, as well as different kinds of staph bacteria that can cause malfunction of the gastrointestinal tract. On average, each bill contained 500 species of bacteria and three or four types of fungi. Dirtiest were ten-, which is most commonly. «But on the 500 ruble banknote almost did not have germs, – reported« Novye Izvestiya »head of the bacteriological laboratory GKB № 3 Oksana Egorova. – If you compare «contamination» of money and the date of printing of banknotes, then, of course, most micro-organisms found in old banknotes. The fact that cellulosic materials, which consist of paper money, it is an excellent medium for bacteria. They can live on bills three or four months ».

Infectiologists worried, because the population, according to their data, all the more common causative agents of tuberculosis, hepatitis, intestinal and skin diseases. It is likely that many of these diseases, people are hooked up exactly with the cuts.

Now doctors are planning to investigate the Kemerovo foreign currency and start with the dollars. However, we can say that in foreign banknotes will be found suspicious tenants. This problem is well-informed regional banks – mold and fungi on the dollar glow in the ultraviolet.

«I tried to change a hundred dollar bill in a few banks in Chelyabinsk, but I did not take it, saying that her fungi, – told« NO »Muscovite Anastasia. – Operators of the banks even showed them to me. Indeed, in the ultraviolet could see that my hundred dollars were completely strewn with small green spots. Banks have argued, if they will «contagious» bill, it will send to the bank of the country of origin currency, and this extra spending. Bucks managed to exchange only in the Savings Bank, with desyatiprotsentnoy Commission ».

Despite the fact that banks are refusing to accept fungal dollars on microbial Ruble nobody pays attention. Scientists from the State Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology named N.F. Gamalei after studies found: rubles much dirtier dollars, despite the fact that the «green» simply teem with germs of almost all intestinal worms, tuberculosis, and Ebola. However, the most dirty money has long been recognized currency of the Central Asian countries with humid climate. But the euro, by contrast, microbes can not practically grow, because they are protected by special solutions.

«Technology that can achieve this effect, of course, kept secret, – has told« NO »Adviser to the Director of Public Affairs Federal State Unitary Enterprise« Goznak »Natalia Nikiforova. – But we are not going to borrow someone else's methods and invent their own. Together with the Institute for them. Gamalei we have developed antimicrobial paper for banknotes, which will not be a pathogenic zone for breeding bacteria. Already released a trial consignment notes. New paper more and more resistant, and its term of service for much longer. Research is progressing well. However, the cost of banknotes increases markedly. But, apparently, is the only way to get rid of germs. After all, Russia did not carry out disinfection of cuts, when they are already in circulation ».

According to Natalia Nikiforova, unlike paper money, coins little nest parasites. After all, they poured out of alloys, which often kill the germs.

As the expert says «Goznak», in Russia the problem of «contaminated» money got so badly, because in our country has not yet taken hold Western culture calculation using bank cards. Incidentally, the West, unlike Russia, has long carried out the procedure of disinfection of money. A low-cost but highly effective way – handle notes ozone, ultraviolet light or heated to high temperatures. But in Japan the issue of possible human infection from the bill came up with all seriousness. In this country cleaned up straight cash from ATMs through their heat to 200 degrees.

By the way, experts do not recommend self-heating Banknotes. Since, for example, if ironed euro, the shiny strip with a nominal value of bills can quickly come into disrepair. And if you put money in a microwave oven, then set into the bill metallic thread can easily catch fire.