ANST - Re: FW: Infected needles

[karl muller]

this is a message i just got from the center for disease control and 
prevention. it's in response to a question i sent them about a month 
ago. and it deals with the rumors of hiv infected needles being left on 
movie theater seats and in vending machine coin return slots. you read 
it and decide what it means.
km


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Heylicken Zuniga 
> Sent:	Tuesday, March 16, 1999 4:57 PM
> To:	apophysis at hotmail.com
> Subject:	Infected needles
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The following is a response from the CDC National Prevention
> Information Network (NPIN), operators of the CDC National AIDS
> Clearinghouse (NAC):
> 
> 
> The CDC has not received any reports nor has knowledge of any cases of
> HIV transmission from an infected needle left in a theater.  Although
> we can not speak to the accuracy of the entire e-mail message, at a
> minimum, the portion of the message regarding CDC is inaccurate.  We
> appreciate your assistance in discontinuing to forward the
> theater/phonebooth needle-stick rumor.
> 
> If you have further questions, you may wish to call the CDC National
> AIDS Hotline, which is a toll-free service that provides callers with
> confidential information and referrals on AIDS and HIV infection and
> arranges for the mailing of single copies of free, written materials.
> Callers to the Hotline number, 1-800-342-AIDS (2437), are able to
> speak with Information Specialists who can answer their questions
> about HIV infection and AIDS, or provide appropriate referrals to meet
> a caller's individual needs.  These lines are staffed 24 hours a day,
> 365 days a year.  Callers can also access Hotline services through the
> internet at (http://www.ashastd.org/NAH/NAH.html) and email at
> (hivnet at ashastd.org).
> 
> The Hotline's services are also available to the Spanish-speaking
> community, 1-800-344-SIDA (7432), and to the Deaf/Hard of Hearing,
> 1-800-AIDS-TTY (243-7889).
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Reference Department
> CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
> P.O. Box 6003
> Rockville, MD 20849-6003
> 1-800-458-5231
> 1-800-243-7012 TTY
> 1-888-282-7681 FAX
> 1-301-562-1098 International
> 1-301-588-1589 International TTY
> 1-301-562-1050 International FAX
> info at cdcnpin.org
> http://www.cdcnpin.org
> 

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