I think as time goes on we will hear more about this topic. Last week I spoke with several that had attended the CES electronics show and it appears many fell ill to some type of virus or flu bug..even the most active Internet bloggers were apologizing on the web for not catching up as quickly due to the bug...with everyone handling all types of small devices this year with more "hands on" experiences, we should probably all keep a supply of hand sanitizers with us, just in case...BD
GENEVA (Reuters) - Bank cashiers and others working with large quantities of paper currency are vulnerable to catching various types of flu from the germs living on notes, a Swiss researcher said on Wednesday. But Thomas said his team found that some types of flu virus could also survive and spread on everyday objects, like door handles as well as banknotes.
When the researchers put different amounts of virus on notes in laboratory conditions, the common H1N1 variety of "influenza A" survived for only a few hours. However, the H3N2 variety stayed active for up to three days. When mixed with nose mucus from children already suffering from flu, it survived for up to two and a half weeks.
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