For those who persist in twisting certain low probability occurrences into false allegations of fearmongering, the following URL is that of an Australian provincial government, Victoria, which is hardly in the business of spreading hoaxes: It is titled: Needlestick Injuries http://www.ohsrep.org.au/index.cfm?section=10&Category=63&viewmode=content&contentid=143 Scroll down to the section titled: "What are the health effects of needlestick injuries?" and read what it says. Then scroll down to the next section titled: "Who is at risk?" This is a list of persons at risk, and lists regular folk at the bottom of the list, whereas those most at risk are obviously medical personnel.
My heartfelt condolences to the family of the Cecilia mentioned in Gabe's post below. However, this is a terrible example which hardly makes the point that Gabe is trying to make. What are the chances of someone being so afraid that she would die of shock because she thought she had been pricked by an infected needle that she had read about? This sad case is also an example that needles are being left in public places, and Cecilia was an unwitting victim. Whether this particular needle was infected or not we may never know because the subject unfortunately died, but I do know that they would have had to verify whether she had been infected or not, which takes several months, and would have been quite traumatic for such a sensitive person as Cecilia in the meantime. --- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 21/06/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > ............................... > > I remember when I was a child, I have got > personally affected by such > hoaxes.................... > > > > regards, > > Samir Kelekar > > Comment: please read the post; click on the URL > below:- > http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2005-March/025974.html > > > -- > Cheers, > > Gabe Menezes. > London, England > >