Dirty money as a carrier of corona virus and other pathogens: a survey article 

Abstract

Money makes the world go round and corona virus could go round with it. Money in the form of paper currency or coins might be considered as the most dreadful carrier of different viruses or infections as it is one of the most often used items passing from hand to hand. Can dirty money spread the virus? Cash handling is a concern. Covid-19 which is the latest series in the corona virus family survives on surfaces for several hours or days and when we mean surfaces; it can be paper surface too. According to the World Health Organization, the use of dirty banknotes could pass around the corona virus or Covid-19 from one person to another. This paper draws attention to the studies conducted by researchers both at the national and international level on the impact of dirty money on human health. The present study also gives an insight into the theory of heterotopia where money occupy a public space and travels from one space to another as a potential carrier of pathogens .It also provides an interesting channel from various research studies to create awareness on growing health risks that may arise due to the use of currency and also suggest measures to overcome the same.