The L,
this mail was forwarded to me by a friend and I thought it would not hurt
sharing it with you guys and "gals". Whatever it is, lets eat it clean.
Secka
>From: "Rice, Yahya" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: 'Abdul Rahman AbdulTalib' <[log in to unmask]>, 'AbdulRahman
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>Subject: FW: Droppings on cans.....
>Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 10:00:55 -0500
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> > From: Mohd Fahzy Abdul Rahman[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 9:38 AM
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> > Subject: Droppings on cans.....
> >
> > >> >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 very 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 breathed in or 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. Please be extremely careful to always
> > >> >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, super stores have rats and mice And their
> > >> >warehouses most assuredly do.
> > >> >___________________________________________________
> > >> >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.
> > >> >
> > >> >We usually have the tendency of drinking straight from
> > >> >the can without cleaning the top.....we have been
> > >> >lucky thus far......
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>and there are diseases that can be transmitted through the rat's
> > >>urine......
> > >>one of them is leptospirosis (weil's disease). i'm not sure whether
>this
> >
> > >>is
> > >>the one in the story above or not.
> >
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