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IS NOTHING SAFE?? TRUE STORY. HAPPENED IN JULY 1999
A stock clerk was sent to clean up a storeroom at their Maui,Hawaii
location. When he got back, he was complaining that the storeroom was
really filthy, and that he had noticed dried mouse or rat droppings in
some areas.
Couple of days later, he started feeling like he was coming down with
stomach flu, achy joints, headache, and he started throwing up. He
went to bed and never really got up. Within two days he was so ill and
weak. His blood sugar count was down to 66 and his face and eyeballs
were yellow. He was rushed to the emergency at Pali Momi, where they
said he was suffering from massive organ failure! He died shortly
before midnight.
None of us would have ever made the connection between his job and his
death, but the doctors specifically asked if he had been in a
warehouse or exposed to dried rat or mouse droppings at any time. They
said there is a virus (much like Hanta virus) that lives in dried rat
and mouse droppings. Once dried, these droppings are like dust, and
can easily be ingested if a person is not careful to wash their hands
and face thoroughly,or wear protective gear. An autopsy was conducted
to verify the doctors' suspicions. This is why it is extremely
important to ALWAYS carefully rinse off the tops of any canned sodas
or foods,and wipe off pasta packaging, cereal boxes, etc.
Almost everything you buy in a supermarket was stored in a warehouse
at one time or another, and stores themselves often have rodents. Most
of us remember to wash vegetables and fruit but never think of boxes
and cans. The ugly truth is........ even the most modern, upper-class,
superstore has rats and mice. And their Warehouse most assuredly does.
Whenever you buy any canned soft drink, please make sure that you wash
the top with running water and soap, or if not available, drink with a
straw. A family friend's friend died after drinking a can of soda!
A brief investigation by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta
discovered the cause. The top was encrusted with dried rat's urine
which is toxic and obviously lethal!!!! Canned drinks and other food
stuffs are stored in warehouses and containers that are usually
infested with rodents and then get transported to the retail outlets
without being properly cleaned.
Please forward this message to the people you care about.
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Urban Legend Zeitgeist: Lethal Rat Urine: Examples