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Survey: 1 in 10 bank cards carry illness-causing bacteria

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Researchers at the University of London found that 1 in 10 bank cards carry bacteria that could make you sick.

Of the hands sampled, 26 percent had traces of fecal contamination and e.Coli bacteria.

Around 60 percent of those surveyed admitted they do not wash their hands before eating.

Cash is a little better with one in seven bills containing high bacteria levels similar to that found in a dirty toilet bowl.
     

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