"Aw Rats."

< << TRUE STORY. HAPPENED IN JULY 1999 >=20 > 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 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 > 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 ingested if a person is not careful to wash their > hands and face thoroughly, or wear protective gear. > An autopsy was conducted and verified the > doctors' suspicions. This is why it is extremely > important to ALWAYS 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, make sure that you wash > the top with running water and soap, or drink with a > straw. TEACH YOUR KIDS! > An investigation by the Center for Disease > Control in Atlanta of soda cans discovered that the

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