*about the e mail ....that i forwarded *** From: deepak p <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Jun 6, 2007 1:49 PM Subject: Re: [കേ.ശാ.സാ.പ] DANGER HIV To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://newswing.com/?p=129 Hoax Mail of HIV Havoc <http://newswing.com/?p=129> A hoax mail is causing sensation among netizens these days. The mail is warning about people being prickled by HIV infected needles in public places. Though, the original mailer is still to be traced out. The mailer naming himself Arvind Khamitkar, I.A.S, Director of Medical & Research Division, Chennai, tells an instance of a girl from delhi who was infected by HIV virus containing needle and died in 4 months. He claims that the needle had a tag, which read ''Welcome to the family of HIV.'' The Health<http://www.linkworth.com/context-ads/context_track.php?prt_website_id=11652&adv_context_ad_keyword_id=14865>Department officials have described the e-mail as a hoax. ''There is no such IAS officer or Department in Tamil Nadu. There is no cause for an alarm'' a senior Health official said. Dr Usman, former director of Institute of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Government General Hospital said, ''For the virus to be transmitted, it has to freshly taken in the syringe and the anti-coagulants had to be mixed. The virus stays fresh till the blood is moist and it has to injected immediately on a person. But in the hot climates the virus cannot survive outside for long.'' ''I would call this a combination of spam and prank,'' said Na Vijayashankar, director, Cyber Law College, Chennai. According to him, especially younger Internet users indulge in such crimes to prove their technical capabilities and to satisfy their ego. The police can easily trace the Internet Protocol address from which the e-mail had originated, he said. (so i am deeply regretted) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
