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Asap. if someone who had a virus like high temperature&so on, gave another person money, then this person gave that money to me, riskto get a virus?
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Unlikely: Nothing is impossible, but transfer of a virus (which?) from person to person through a double money transfer is not likely to occur.
Answered 8/25/2013
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Good hand hygiene: A 2009 study from india published in the international journal of infectious diseases noted that staphylococcus aureus could survive on paper currency for eight days. This is one more reason to wash your hands often to prevent spread of infections.
Answered 2/9/2013
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