>
>
> 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
> Colombo recently and may happen elsewhere also.
>
> few weeks ago, in Savoyfilm hall,
> 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
> DiseaseControl Center (in
> Colombo ) 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 happened to one of his patients at the Contrast Cinema
> in Dalugama.
>
> 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 5-6years, 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
> seconds of your time to pass along.
>
>
> With Regards,
> Kithsiri Nandasena
> I.A.S, Director of Medical & Research
> Institue
>
> Sri Lanka .
>
> 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
> Colombo recently and may happen elsewhere also.
>
> few weeks ago, in Savoyfilm hall,
> 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
> DiseaseControl Center (in
> Colombo ) 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 happened to one of his patients at the Contrast Cinema
> in Dalugama.
>
> 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 5-6years, 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
> seconds of your time to pass along.
>
>
> With Regards,
> Kithsiri Nandasena
> I.A.S, Director of Medical & Research
> Institue
>
> Sri Lanka .
