Important - Danger of cinema seats ( HIV needle ! )

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Letter PAMHO:9557099 (49 lines)

Internet: "Anamika Gadhvi"

14-Mar-05 11:22 (03:22 -0800)

Fwd: Fw: Important - Danger of cinema seats (HIV needle)

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Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:00 AM

 

Convey to all

 

Msg. from S. Dinesh Gopinath, I.A.S, Director of Medical & Research Div,

Chennai.

 

Dear Friends,

 

Kindly take a couple of minutes to go thru this mail. If useful may advise

others also . Please pass this on to others This happened in Paris recently

and may happen elsewhere also. A few weeks ago, in a movie theatre, a person

felt something poking from her seat. When 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 HIV 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 appened

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,

S. Dinesh Gopinath,

I.A.S, Director of Medical & Research Div, Chennai.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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