Version #1
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 believed 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.
Version #2
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.
Three women in North Florida, 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 (Olive Garden)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 a small spider. The spider
was
captured and brought back to the lab, where it was determined to be the
Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata) , 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 Jacksonville 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 Indonesia, changing planes in
Singapore,before returning home. He did not visit(Olive Garden), 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
India. The Civilian Aeronautics Board (CAB) ordered an immediate
inspection of the toilets of all flights from India, and discovered
the Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata) spider's nests on 4
different planes!
It is now believed 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.
