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 >Alalaya' <[log in to unmask]>, 'Ahmed Magzoub' <[log in to unmask]>, >'Farhad Khan' <[log in to unmask]>, 'Ibrahim Saka' ><[log in to unmask]>, 'Josphat Njoa' <[log in to unmask]>, 'Musa >Matta' <[log in to unmask]>, 'Mustafa Husain' <[log in to unmask]>, 'Ramona >Troup' <[log in to unmask]>, 'Shakir Wajib' <[log in to unmask]>, >'Tahir ElAgez' <[log in to unmask]>, "Rice, Yahya" ><[log in to unmask]> >Subject: FW: Droppings on cans..... >Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 10:00:55 -0500 > > > > > ---------- > > From: Mohd Fahzy Abdul Rahman[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 9:38 AM > > To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] > > 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. > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------