! Caution !

[Abdul-Raouf]

FROM The Director of Medical & Research Div, Chennai

Dear Friends,

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 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, Director of Medical & Research Div, Chennai.

Kindly pass this to every one.
Probably your mail can help some save his/her life....

[ranma1/2]

Do i even need to bother to SNOPE this?

Really Really do i?

well ok.

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/pinprick.asp

Now please if you are sincere in your posts please verify it first.

The fact that no date is given should be a give away.
The fact that no news source has reported something as serious as this should also give a clue.

Now repeat after me. I will not spread rumors and gossip.
Good

[Abdul-Raouf]

It might be a hoax... i dono about that...its up to u to decide... but couldn stop postin in here... since its a life threatenin one....

[ranma1/2]

It might be a hoax... i dono about that...its up to u to decide... but couldn stop postin in here... since its a life threatenin one....

It is a hoax? Where did you get this story? a email?
Check the snopes link.

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[snakelegs]

doesn't HIV die upon air contact?

[Muezzin]

Do i even need to bother to SNOPE this?

Dang, someone always beats me to the Snopes punch.

But anyway, yep, this story is false. Take care by all means, check your seats and everything to make sure you're not sitting on bubblegum or something, but always remember that if something is a real danger, you will not hear it solely from a forwaded email :)

I'm closing this thread since the claim has been disproven as an email hoax, and there is no evidence to the contrary.