rachel1997 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 >> 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. >> > > >> > >A 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 room 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 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. This is > >> > >why YOU MUST 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, >> > >super store 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 brief investigation by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta >of >> > >soda cans discovered that the top of soda cans can be encrusted >with >> > >dried rat's urine which is toxic and lethal! Canned drinks and >other >> > >foodstuffs 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. ------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel1997 Posted January 10 Author Report Share Posted January 10 this ain't a joke...------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickijay Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 My friend is so anal about rinsing off the tops of cans before she opens them,,,,,,now i can see why!! I was just thinking dust. That is gross!!------------------ Boink like a snow bunny!!!uknj@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggmok Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 that's pretty friggin gross . . .and to think i thought there were cool rats out there, like ben . . .------------------Life is too short to be small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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