Leptospirosis- Toxic infection from rat urine

WE ALL DO IT!

Received an email from my md..

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 deadly 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.


As a woman especially we have to be EXTRA careful with foods and so and drinks we will be serving to family. Its simply because sometimes they might forget to wash their hand(pnumonia risk can be reduced!) or clean the stuff properly. It apply to all ketchup bottle, sauce tube, toothpaste tube,mayonnaise or mustard tubes, canned foods or drinks, biscuit,tea, coffea and cake tin)

Eventhough sometimes they might argue with us( just because they want us to explain or in other word 'membebel') but believe me they are trainable!