Subject: Please read this .. & Pass it
> > >
> > >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.
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >