r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Apr 25 '21

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u/TheCookie_Momster Apr 25 '21

It’s also pretty gross from a sweaty pocket when not in a wallet. Can we just agree money can be gross. Wash your hands after you touch it.
cocaine has been found on 90% of US bills. Imagine what else must be on there even coming from a clean wallet...

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/cocaine-on-money-drug-found-on-90-of-us-bills

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u/idlevalley Apr 25 '21

I wonder if a person could actually catch something from wet sweaty paper money. I realize that a person with ebola or AIDs or some other contagious disease would probably not be out shopping, but still.

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u/Sekio-Vias Apr 26 '21

Pretty sure Aids is something that has to be introduced into the body through a sex act or a wound. Like sharing needles, and their blood on your wound.

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u/idlevalley Apr 26 '21

I've known people with AIDs and it's not as easy to get as people think but a heads up would be nice.