Post by MJSUNIFC on Jul 24, 2004 17:31:36 GMT -5
a fan sent me this by email... i thought it was woth posting.
>>> >
> > ALWAYS WASH IT FIRST!
> >
> > A stock clerk was sent to clean up a storeroom in Maui, Hawaii. 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.
> >
> > A couple of days later, he started to feel like he was coming down with
> > a stomach flu, complained of sore joints and headaches, and began to
> > vomit.
> > He went to bed and never really got up again.
> > Within two days he was severely 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 he was diagnosed to be suffering from
> > massive organ failure. He died shortly before midnight.
> >
> > No one would have made the connection between his job and his death, had
> > it not been for a doctor who 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 the 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 does not wear
> > protective gear or fails to wash face and hands thoroughly.
> >
> > An autopsy was performed on the clerk to verify the doctor's
> > suspicions....
> >
> >
> > This is why it is extremely important to ALWAYS carefully rinse off the
> > tops of canned sodas or foods, and to wipe off pasta packaging, cereal
> > boxes, and so on. 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 fruits but never
> > think of boxes and cans.
> >
> > The ugly truth is, even the most modern, upper class, super store have
> > 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 that is not available, drink
> > with a straw. The investigation of soda cans by the Center for Disease
> > Control in Atlanta discovered that the tops of soda cans can be
> > encrusted with dried rat's urine, which is so toxic it can be lethal?
> > Canned drinks and other foodstuffs are stored in warehouses and
> > containers that are usually infested with Rodents, and then they get
> > transported to retail outlets without being properly cleaned.
> >
> > Please forward this message to the people you care about....
> > ~I JUST DID~
> >
>>> >
> > ALWAYS WASH IT FIRST!
> >
> > A stock clerk was sent to clean up a storeroom in Maui, Hawaii. 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.
> >
> > A couple of days later, he started to feel like he was coming down with
> > a stomach flu, complained of sore joints and headaches, and began to
> > vomit.
> > He went to bed and never really got up again.
> > Within two days he was severely 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 he was diagnosed to be suffering from
> > massive organ failure. He died shortly before midnight.
> >
> > No one would have made the connection between his job and his death, had
> > it not been for a doctor who 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 the 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 does not wear
> > protective gear or fails to wash face and hands thoroughly.
> >
> > An autopsy was performed on the clerk to verify the doctor's
> > suspicions....
> >
> >
> > This is why it is extremely important to ALWAYS carefully rinse off the
> > tops of canned sodas or foods, and to wipe off pasta packaging, cereal
> > boxes, and so on. 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 fruits but never
> > think of boxes and cans.
> >
> > The ugly truth is, even the most modern, upper class, super store have
> > 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 that is not available, drink
> > with a straw. The investigation of soda cans by the Center for Disease
> > Control in Atlanta discovered that the tops of soda cans can be
> > encrusted with dried rat's urine, which is so toxic it can be lethal?
> > Canned drinks and other foodstuffs are stored in warehouses and
> > containers that are usually infested with Rodents, and then they get
> > transported to retail outlets without being properly cleaned.
> >
> > Please forward this message to the people you care about....
> > ~I JUST DID~
> >