> > > > > > > > > > > This is scary. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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 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!) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > > > > > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > > > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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