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katchupatMickyDees
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Posted By:
Sandy
Oct 14, 2004
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SEND THIS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
This is something you may want to take note of: ONLY USE
KETCHUP FROM THE PACKET IN FAST FOOD OUTLETS!!
A man was caught placing blood in the ketchup dispenser at a fast food
outlet (to remain unnamed) within the last month. It is believed
that he is HIV+. So be sure to let your friends/family know...only use
items that come in a closed packet.
, Documentation Specialist
Agency for Health Care Administration
Medicaid Contract Management/ Procurement Team
2308 Killearn Center Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32309
Thank you,
April
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Comments
Terry Austin
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 | 07:27 PM
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/food/ketchup.asp
"As for the potential for harm were someone to attempt such a contamination, it's non-existent. The HIV virus does not long survive outside its host medium of human bodily fluids: blood, semen, vaginal fluid, breast milk, saliva, tears. (Which is not to say HIV can be transmitted by every one of those |
Hairy Houdini
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 | 08:33 PM
Perhaps Sandy owns a packaged ketchup factory? Fess up, Sandy |
Sandy
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 | 10:11 PM
received it from my daughter in law who received it from, received it from, etc., and she is new to this kind of chain mail and i could not find anything at snopes on it and wanted to let her know that it was false, or so i thought. I kno the virus dies quickly and anyone would be totally retarded to open or use a pkg of ketchup that was already open, but then sometimes children will pick up stuff and to their mouths it goes and they operate like lightening, so there is a minute chance possible...
Sandyh |
Terry Austin
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 | 01:35 PM
No, Sandy, there isn't a minute possible chance. Carefully read the quote I posted. Even if someone put HIV infected blood in to ketchup, there is zero chance of infection. |
Mandy
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 | 02:09 PM
What about Mustard? |
Hairy Houdini
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 | 08:54 PM
Those are contaminated with rodent droppings...surely you heard the warning about the Mouse-turd? |
Sandy
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 | 07:28 PM
Oh Houdini, u made a funny, Mouse=turd, don't really like mustard that much, now i hate it, ROTFL |
Maegan
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 | 01:33 PM
I knew a kid in school who at ketchup packets for the entire lunch period.
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Jake
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 | 03:25 PM
if you had HIV, why would you put your blood in ketchup? seems a bit mean. |
Sandy
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 | 09:12 PM
Duhhhhhhhhhhhhh |
Big Gary
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 | 09:03 PM
Ketchup is largely venegar and salt, both of which have the capacity to kill the HIV virus, so the risk is nonexistent.
Same for mustard.
Even maynonnaise is probably much too acid for most pathogens to survive long. |
Big Gary
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 | 09:03 PM
Oops, I meant to type "vinegar and salt." |
Darian S.K Harder
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 | 03:33 PM
If Vinegar "both of which have the capacity to kill the HIV virus", shouldn't the CDC be informed? There's a cure in there somewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Big Gary
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 | 02:13 AM
No, Darian, they can kill the virus in a dish (or in a packet or container of Ketchup or Mustard). If you transfused enough vinegar (or ketchup) into a human's blood to kill HIV, you would also kill the patient. |
Frankus
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 | 04:54 PM
A) you would taste it if it was in the ketchup
B) Blood looks NOTHING like ketchup
C) You would have seen him putting blood into the container
D) They replace the containers every morning cuz they are empty, so like, you couldn't do it... |
Blythe
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 | 02:41 PM
Big Gary,
In your opinion, would a saline solution kill the HIV virus?
My son visited the eye doctor to get fitted for contacts. I'm a tad concerned because the instructor had my son remove his contacts and place them in the contacts "container" that was already filled with saline solution. He next reinserted the contacts into his eyes. He had to put in/take out the contacts two times before he "passed" the class. I assumed this was my son's case to take home, but when the appointment ended, the instructor kept the case. I assume for the next patient instruction. I assume she would throw it away or clean it before the next patient, but now i'm worried...........
I would appreciate any responses. Thanks! |
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