I've heard about this! It's soooo gross to think of! Who would have ever thought drinking out of a can could kill you! But then when you think of what has crawled all over it, it's not so surprising! :yuk:
>Leptospirosis-- VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ
>>
>> This incident happened recently in North Texas.
>>
>> A woman went boating one Sunday taking with her some cans of
>>coke which she put into the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was
>>taken to the hospital and placed in the Intensive Care Unit. She died
on
>>Wednesday.
>>
>> The autopsy concluded she died of Leptospirosis. This was traced
>>to the can of coke she drank from, not using a glass. Tests showed that
>>the can was infected by dried rat urine and hence the disease
>>Leptospirosis.
>>
>> Rat urine contains toxic and deathly substances. It is highly
>>recommended to thoroughly wash the upper part of soda cans before
>>drinking out of them. The cans are typically stocked in warehouses and
>>transported straight to the shops without being cleaned.
>>
>> A study at NYCU showed that the tops of soda cans are more
>>contaminated than public toilets ( i.e).. full of germs and bacteria.
So
>>wash them with water before putting them to the mouth to avoid any kind
>>of fatal accident.
>>
>>
I've heard about this! It's soooo gross to think of! Who would have ever thought drinking out of a can could kill you! But then when you think of what has crawled all over it, it's not so surprising! :yuk:
Not exactly true. (http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/raturine.asp)
Checked on Snopes.com....this is false.
Not exactly true. (http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/raturine.asp)
I love SNOPES!
A Wee Rat Problem
Claim: E-mailed accounts warn of death and disease caused by rat urine on soda cans.
Status: Multiple:
Rat urine is ordinarily toxic to humans: False.
A stock clerk in Hawaii died after being sent to clean up a storeroom containing rat droppings: False.
The potentially deadly illness Leptospirosis can be contracted through exposure to the urine of diseased animals (including rats): True.
Examples:
[Collected on the Internet, 2005]
DEADLY SODA CANS
VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ
This incident happened recently in north Texas. We need to be even more careful everywhere.
A woman went boating one Sunday, taking with her some cans of coke which she put in the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was taken into Intensive Care Unit and on Wednesday she died..............
Ok...so no one died....but they got sick as hell! EEEEWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!
A Wee Rat Problem
Claim: E-mailed accounts warn of death and disease caused by rat urine on soda cans.
Status: Multiple:
Rat urine is ordinarily toxic to humans: False.
A stock clerk in Hawaii died after being sent to clean up a storeroom containing rat droppings: False.
The potentially deadly illness Leptospirosis can be contracted through exposure to the urine of diseased animals (including rats): True.
Examples:
[Collected on the Internet, 2005]
DEADLY SODA CANS
VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ
This incident happened recently in north Texas. We need to be even more careful everywhere.
A woman went boating one Sunday, taking with her some cans of coke which she put in the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was taken into Intensive Care Unit and on Wednesday she died..............
:yuk: :yuk: :yuk: My age hasnt changed yet............... :yuk: :yuk: :yuk: :rollside:
:yuk: :yuk: :yuk: My age hasnt changed yet............... :yuk: :yuk: :yuk: :rollside:
Hunny, it changes every minute...
So as I read this I think of a neighbor of mine who has freaked her kid out with this story just last week so I go to snopes to check it out. I copy the URL scroll down to post it and at least 3 people have already been there done that.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/raturine.asp