IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Mahbooba Khazir; PradeepTangade; Sabzar Abdullah; Thanveer K; Vikas Singh

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

HOW PAPER MONEY WILL LEAD TO TRANSMISSION OF VARIOUS MICROBES A COHORT STUDY IN TEERTHANKER MAHAVEER UNIVERSITY MORADABAD UTTAR PRADESH(U.P)

Mahbooba Khazir, Pradeeptangade, Sabzar Abdullah, Thanveer K, Vikas Singh

Abstract :

Materials and method: 80 notes of different denominations paper currency notes 2 each of 10, 100, were collected from 20 randomly selected work places in the campus of Teerthanker Mahaveer university of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh India. Only the notes printed in the same year were taken for the study. In a standardised microbiological laboratory in Moradabad city these notes were subjected to microbiological profile. A cohort study was conducted on the individuals of study sample. Calculation of absentees was done and why they were absent that was also noted. Leaves were taken due to various causes like common cold, throat infection, fever, stomach cramps, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, skin infection, eye flue, urinary tract infection. Statistical analysis was done by using unpaired t–test, Mean and standard deviation calculation with the p value set as p ≤ 0.05 Results: When the different groups of people were compared it was found that more bank cashers were absent from their duties due to the infections like common cold, throat infection, fever, stomach cramps, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, skin infection, eye flue, urinary tract infection as compared to the other people in the campus like stationary juice corner etc and the difference between the two is statistically significant (p = 0.039). Conclusion: This study gave the link of possible transmission of various diseases by the contaminated paper money and the people who are continuously handling the paper money are more prone to the infection. So they should be made aware of all these possibilities of getting infected