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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ikandiggit, post: 968764, member: 16269&quot;]Okay....would this stop people from licking bills?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=07c0a52f-2c9b-469a-ba85-ae0fa1d27396&amp;k=76062" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=07c0a52f-2c9b-469a-ba85-ae0fa1d27396&amp;k=76062" rel="nofollow">http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=07c0a52f-2c9b-469a-ba85-ae0fa1d27396&amp;k=76062</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Cash is a big culprit in spreading infections</p><p>Anything that is&nbsp; passed from hand to hand is likely to be contaminated with the germs and&nbsp; viruses we typically have on our skin, so money is an obvious culprit&nbsp; when it comes to spreading illness.</p><p>Here are some of the bacteria typically found on paper bills:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: Red">Staphylococcus&nbsp; aureus:</span> A bacterium commonly found in the nose of a healthy person that&nbsp; can cause a range of symptoms, from minor skin infections and abscesses&nbsp; to potentially fatal illnesses like pneumonia, meningitis,&nbsp; endocartitis, toxic shock syndrome and septicemia.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: Red">Klebsiella&nbsp; pneumoniae: </span>A bacterium commonly found on skin and in the mouth and&nbsp; intestines that can cause bacterial pneumonia. The most common&nbsp; transmission mode is fecal-oral. The bacterium can cause flu-like&nbsp; symptoms, the coughing up of blood-tinged sputum, broncho-pneumonia,&nbsp; bronchitis and urinary tract infection.</p><p><span style="color: Red"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: Red">Streptococcus: </span>A bacterium&nbsp; commonly found on skin and in the mouth, intestine and upper&nbsp; respiratory tract that can cause strep throat, meningitis, bacterial&nbsp; pneumonia, endocarditis, erysipelas and necrotizing fasciitis&nbsp; (flesh-eating infection).</p><p><span style="color: Red"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: Red">Enterobacter:</span> A species of bacteria commonly found in the human</p><p>intestinal&nbsp; tract that can cause opportunistic infections of the urinary tract as&nbsp; well as other parts of the body, and are sometimes associated with&nbsp; respiratory tract infections.</p><p><span style="color: Red"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: Red">Pseudomonas:</span> These bacteria can lead&nbsp; to urinary tract infections, sepsis, pneumonia, pharyngitis and other&nbsp; potentially fatal illnesses. They are rarely a cause of infection in&nbsp; healthy people, but can be very dangerous to those with compromised&nbsp; immune systems or individuals with catheters or on respirators.</p><p><br /></p><p>What&nbsp; you can do: Health authorities stress the importance of washing hands&nbsp; thoroughly and often, especially before and after eating, after using&nbsp; the toilet, after handling paper money, before and after handling food,&nbsp; and before and after visiting hospitals.</p><p><br /></p><p>© (c) CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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