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02-25-2006, 07:15 PM
A roll of quarters was contaminated. Some coed doing laundry got sick and it was traced to the quarters she was using to do laundry.
Goddamn aggies !!!!
Ricin Discovered In University Dorm
A student and her roommate are being treated for potential exposure to ricin.
Austin, TX -- A University of Texas student found a substance that's tested positive for the potentially deadly poison in a roll of quarters she was using to do her laundry at her dorm. Officials said the quarters had been
in the students' dorm room for several months.
She told university police that she found the chunky powder on Thursday, and preliminary tests for ricin returned positive yesterday.
A doctor at the university said neither person being treated has shown symptoms, which can include anything from difficulty breathing, fever, cough, nausea and sweating to severe vomiting and dehydration.
The university said the dorm has been sanitized and inspected.
Goddamn aggies !!!!
Ricin Discovered In University Dorm
A student and her roommate are being treated for potential exposure to ricin.
Austin, TX -- A University of Texas student found a substance that's tested positive for the potentially deadly poison in a roll of quarters she was using to do her laundry at her dorm. Officials said the quarters had been
in the students' dorm room for several months.
She told university police that she found the chunky powder on Thursday, and preliminary tests for ricin returned positive yesterday.
A doctor at the university said neither person being treated has shown symptoms, which can include anything from difficulty breathing, fever, cough, nausea and sweating to severe vomiting and dehydration.
The university said the dorm has been sanitized and inspected.