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>Gopal Potti <gpotti

>

>

> >> > Friends,

> >> > Please pass this on to everyone on your email list:

> >> > According to an article by Dr. Beverly Clark, in the Journal of the

> >> > United Medical Association (JUMA), the mystery behind a recent spate

> >> > of

> >> > deaths has been solved.

 

Welcome to the big bad world of Internet scams. There is no such

publication as the `Journal of the United Medical Association' (JUMA); the

name is obviously a play on the Journal of the American Medical Association

(JAMA). Before you believe in such anonymous writings, and particularly

before you pass them on to others, it would be best to make some effort to

check their antecedents.

 

Regards,

 

Shrisha Rao

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>> > Friends,

>> > Please pass this on to everyone on your email list:

>> > According to an article by Dr. Beverly Clark, in the Journal of the

>> > United Medical Association (JUMA), the mystery behind a recent spate

>> > of

>> > deaths has been solved.

>> > If you haven't already heard about it in the news, here is what

>> > happened. 3 women in Chicago, turned up at hospitals over a 5 day

>> > period, all with the same symptoms.

>> > Fever, chills, and vomiting, followed by muscular collapse,

>paralysis,

>> >

>> > and finally, death. There were no outward signs of trauma. Autopsy

>> > results showed toxicity in the blood.

>> > These women did not know each other, and seemed to have nothing in

>> > common. It was discovered, however, that they had all visited the

>same

>> >

>> > restaurant (Big Chappies, at Blare Airport), within days of their

>> > deaths.

>> > The health department descended on the restaurant, shutting it down.

>> > The food, water, and air conditioning were all inspected and tested,

>> > to

>> > no avail.

>> > The big break came when a waitress at the restaurant was rushed to

>the

>> >

>> > hospital with similar symptoms. She told doctors that she had been

>on

>> > vacation, and had only went to the restaurant to pick up her check.

>> > She

>> > did not eat or drink while she was there, but had used the restroom.

>> > That is when one toxicologist, remembering an article he had read,

>> > drove out to the restaurant, went into the restroom, and lifted the

>> > toilet seat.

>> > Under the seat, out of normal view, was small spider.

>> > The spider was captured and brought back to the lab, where it was

>> > determined to be the South American Blush Spider (arachnius

>gluteus),

>> > so

>> > named because of its reddened flesh color. This spider's venom is

>> > extremely toxic, but can take several days to take effect. They

>live

>> > in

>> > cold, dark, damp, climates, and toilet rims provide just the right

>> > atmosphere.

>> > Several days later a lawyer from Los Angeles showed up at a hospital

>> > emergency room. Before his death, he told the doctor, that he had

>been

>> >

>> > away on business, had taken a flight from New York, changing planes

>in

>> >

>> > Chicago, before returning home. He did not visit Big Chappies while

>> > there. He did, as did all of the other victims, have what was

>> > determined

>> > to be a puncture wound, on his right buttock.

>> > Investigators discovered that the flight he was on had originated in

>> > South America. The Civilian Aeronautics Board (CAB) ordered an

>> > immediate

>> > inspection of the toilets of all flights from South America, and

>> > discovered the Blush spider's nests on 4 different planes!

>> > It is now beleived that these spiders can be anywhere in the

>country.

>> > So please, before you use a public toilet, lift the seat to check

>for

>> >

>> > spiders.

>> > It can save your life!

>> > And please pass this on to everyone you care about.

>