Deepak, If what you say is right, why all the precuations like disposable syringe and the like? Viri can live much longer, in more hazardous conditions than us. For it is just a piece of DNA.
Padmanabhan --- deepak p <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > 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. > > > > On 6/6/07, BIMInith... .. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > *(Don't avoid Pls read this mail) ** > > **FROM **Arvind Khamitkar* *, I.A.S, Director of > Medical > > & Research Div, > > Chennai > > > > Dear Friends, > > > > A few weeks ago, in a movie theatre, a person felt > > something poking > > from her seat. > > Whe n she got up to see what it was, she found a > > needle sticking out of > > the seat with a > > note attached saying "You have just been infected > by > > HIV". The Disease > > Control ****Center** (in **Paris** **) reports > many similar > > events in many other cities > > recently. All tested needles were HI V Positive. > > > > The Center also reports that needles have been > found > > in cash > > dispensers at public banking > > machines.We ask everyone to use extreme caution > when > > faced with > > this kind of situation. All public chairs/seats > > should be inspected with > > vigilance and caution before use. A careful visual > > > > inspection should be > > enough. In addition, they ask that each of you > pass > > this message along to > > all members of your family and your friends of the > > potential danger. > > > > Recently, one doctor has narrated a somewhat > similar > > instance that > > hppened to one of his patients at the Priya Cinema > > in Delhi** **. A young > > girl, engaged > > and about to be married in a couple of months, was > > pricked while the movie > > was going on. The tag with the needle had the > > message "Welcome to the > > World of HIV family". Though the doctors told her > > family that it takes about 6 > > months before the virus grows strong enough to > start > > damaging the system > > and a healthy victim could survive about 5-6 > years, > > the girl died in 4 > > months, perhaps more because of the "Shock > thought". > > We all have to be > > careful at public places, rest God help! Just > think > > about saving a life by > > forwarding this message. Please, take a few > seconds > > of your time to pass > > along. > > > > > > With Regards, **Arvind Khamitkar** , > > I.A.S, Director of Medical & Research Div, > Chennai. ** > > > > Rather than forwarding irrelevant mails, kindly > pass > > this to every one. > > Probably ur ****mail can help some save his/her > life * > > > > -- > > bimi... > > > > > > > > -- > Deepak P > http://deepakp7.googlepages.com/ > > -- > Deepak P > http://deepakp7.googlepages.com/ > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
