Subject: CDC HEALTH DANGER WARNING

          Dear Friend,

               Please forward to everyone you love!!

          The is  VALIDATED FROM THE CDC. (center for disease
          control in Atlanta, Georgia)

          Warning:

               Several shipments of bananas from Costa
          Rica have been infected with necrotizing
          fasciitis, otherwise known as flesh eating
          bacteria. Recently this disease has decimated
          the monkey population in Costa Rica. We are now
          just learning that the disease has been able to
          graft itself to the skin of fruits in the
          region, most notably the Banana which is Costa
          Rica's largest export.  Until this  finding
          scientist were not sure how the infection was
          being transmitted.  It is advised not to
          purchase Bananas for the next three weeks as
          this is the period of time for which bananas
          that have been shipped to the US with the
          possibility of carrying this disease. If you
          have eaten a banana in the last 2-3 days and
          come down with a fever followed by a skin
          infection seek "Medical Attention"!!!

          The skin infection from necrotizing fasciitis is
          very painful and eats two to three centimeters
          of flesh per hour. Amputation is likely, death
          is possible..

          If you are more than an hour from a medical
          center burning the flesh ahead of  the infected
          area is advised to help slow the spread of the
          infection.

          The FDA  has been reluctant to issue a country
          wide warning because of fear nationwide panic.
          They have secretly admitted that they feel
          upwards of 15,000 Americans will be affected by
          this but that these are acceptable numbers.

          Please forward this to as many people you care
          about as possible as we do not feel 15,000
          people is an acceptable number.

              Manheim Research Institute Center for
              Disease Control Atlanta Georgia