Thursday, October 25, 2007

Poisoned

This is a little alarming so don't read until you feel strong in mind andbody****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/rat droppings in some areas. A coupleof days later, he started to feel like he was coming down with a stomachflu, complained of sore joints and headaches, and began to vomit. He went to bed and never really got up again. Within two days he wasseverely ill and weak. His blood sugar count was down to 66, and his faceand eyeballs were yellow. He was rushed to the emergency at Pali-Momi, where he was diagnosed to be suffering from massive organ failure. He diedshortly before midnight.No one would have made the connection between his job and his death, had itnot been for a doctor who specifically asked if he had been in a warehouse or exposed to dried rat/mouse droppings at any time. They said there is avirus (much like the Hanta virus) that lives in dried rat and mousedroppings. Once dried, these droppings are like dust and can easily be breathed in or ingested if a person does not wear protective gear or failsto wash face and hands thoroughly.An autopsy was performed on the clerk to verify the doctor'ssuspicions.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, cerealboxes, and so on. Almost everything you buy in a supermarket was stored ina 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 boxesand cans. The ugly truth is, even the most modern, upper-class, super storehas rats and mice. And their warehouse most assuredly does! Whenever you buy any canned soft drink, please make sure that you wash thetop with running water and soap or, if that is not available, drink with astraw. The investigation of soda cans by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta discovered that the tops of soda cans can be encrusted with driedrat's urine, which is so toxic it can be lethal. Canned drinks and otherfoodstuffs are stored in warehouses and containers that are usually infested with rodents, and then they get transported to retail outletswithout being properly cleaned.

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